An·glo-Sax·on

An·glo-Sax·on
/ˌæŋgloʊˈsæksən/ noun, pl -ons
1 a [count] : a member of the Germanic people who conquered Britain in the fifth century A.D.
1 b [noncount] : the language of the Anglo-Saxons :

old english

There are many words from Anglo-Saxon that survive in English today.

2 [count] : a person whose ancestors were English

an Anglo-Saxon person

a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

an Anglo-Saxon word


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  • glo-sax — an·glo sax·on·ism; an·glo sax·on·ize; …   English syllables

  • An|glo-Sax|on — «ANG gloh SAK suhn», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a member of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 400 s and 500 s A.D. and ruled most of England until the Norman Conquest in 1066. 2. his speech; the language of these tribes; Old English:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • An|glo-Sax|on|ism — «ANG gloh SAK suh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the Anglo Saxon character, spirit, tendencies, etc. 2. an Anglo Saxon trait or usage …   Useful english dictionary

  • Anglo-Saxon — An•glo Sax•on [[t]ˈæŋ gloʊˈsæk sən[/t]] n. 1) peo a native or inhabitant of any of the kingdoms formed by the West Germanic peoples who invaded and occupied Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries a.d. 2) peo (formerly) Old English 1) 3) plain and… …   From formal English to slang

  • Anglo-Saxon — An glo Sax on adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Anglo Saxons or their language; as, Anglo Saxon poetry; The Anglo Saxon population of Scotland. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anglo-Saxon — An glo Sax on, n. [L. Angli Saxones English Saxons.] 1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or Old ) Saxon. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The Teutonic people… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anglo-Saxondom — An glo Sax on*dom, n. The Anglo Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo Saxon race. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anglo-Saxonism — An glo Sax on*ism, n. 1. A characteristic of the Anglo Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo Saxon tongue. M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or sentiment of being Anglo Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Old English — Anglo Saxon An glo Sax on, n. [L. Angli Saxones English Saxons.] 1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or Old ) Saxon. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The Teutonic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anglo-saxonism — an·glo sax·on·ism …   English syllables

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