Definitions for Saxon

Saxon Sax·on

Spelling: [sak-suh n]
IPA: /ˈsæk sən/

Saxon is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 38 anagrams from letters in Saxon (anosx).

Definitions for Saxon

noun

  1. a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
  2. the Old English dialects of the regions settled by the Saxons.
  3. a native or inhabitant of Saxony in modern Germany.
  4. an English person; Britisher.
  5. an Anglo-Saxon.
  6. (not in scholarly use) the Old English language.
  7. a member of the royal house of Germany that ruled from 919 to 1024.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the early Saxons or their language.
  2. of or relating to Saxony in modern Germany.
  3. English (defs 1, 2).

Origin of Saxon

1250-1300; Middle English, probably Late Latin Saxō, Saxonēs (plural) Germanic; replacing Old English Seaxan (plural)

Examples for Saxon

And Ford, they are of a south Saxon stock, and of good repute.

New Saxon calls itself a “social networking site for people of European descent”; others have called it Facebook for neo-Nazis.

From the construction of these cups it is evident that the Saxon allowed no “heel-taps.”

There were degrees of rank among Saxon gentlemen, as among those of to-day.

According to neighbor David Taubin, Sanderlin and her two daughters have been living at 193 Saxon Woods Road for about a year.

Sceattas, or Saxon silver coins, are also frequently discovered.

Bar none, the poshest place to stay is Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas and Spa in Sandhurst.

The (hup)-seax has often been found in Saxon graves on the hip of the skeleton.

It seemed as if so much soul had never been put into a Saxon speech.

What remains have we in our English villages of our Saxon forefathers, the makers of England?

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