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Saxon   /sˈæksən/   Listen
adjective
Saxon  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their language.
2.
Anglo-Saxon.
3.
Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.
Saxon blue (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric acid.
Saxon green (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.



noun
Saxon  n.  
1.
(a)
One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries.
(b)
Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon.
(c)
A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.
2.
The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.
Old Saxon, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old form of the language, as shown particularly in the "Heliand", a metrical narration of the gospel history preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.






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"Saxon" Quotes from Famous Books



... as elsewhere, the Anglo-Saxon abounded. The occupants of the railway carriage were, with two exceptions, English, like myself. There was a member of the Upper House of one of our colonial legislatures and his wife, the sister of a prominent English politician. With them I was already acquainted. But an ...
— A Visit to Java - With an Account of the Founding of Singapore • W. Basil Worsfold

... but th' man fr'm Matsachoosetts says: 'Contain ye'ersilf,' he says. 'Don't allow ye'er frinzied American spirit to get away with ye'er manners,' he says. 'Obsarve.' he says, 'th' ca'm with which our brother Anglo-Saxon views th' scene,' he says. 'Ah!' he says, 'they're off an' be th' jumpin' George Wash'nton, I bet ye that fellow fr'm West Newton'll make that red-headed, long-legged, bread-ballasted Englishman look like thirty cints. 'Hurroo,' ...
— Mr. Dooley's Philosophy • Finley Peter Dunne

... Lud's City. This name was corrupted into that of Caerlunda, and again in time, by change of language, into Londres. Lud, when he died, was buried in this town, near that gate which is yet called in Welsh, Por Lud—in Saxon, Ludesgate. ...
— Travels in England and Fragmenta Regalia • Paul Hentzner and Sir Robert Naunton

... army passed through the forest, and went northwards, until, on the fifth day, they reached the boundaries of Saxon Land. And Siegfried gave spur to his horse Greyfell, and, leaving the little army behind him, hastened forwards to see where the enemy was encamped. As he reached the top of a high hill, he saw the armies of the North-kings resting carelessly ...
— The Story of Siegfried • James Baldwin

... February 12, 1746, during Poland's long stagnation under her Saxon kings. The nation was exhausted by wars forced upon her by her alien sovereigns. Her territories were the passage for Prussian, Russian, and Austrian armies, traversing them at their will. With no natural boundaries to defend her, she was surrounded by the three ...
— Kosciuszko - A Biography • Monica Mary Gardner


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