Anglo-Saxon
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Proper noun [edit]
- The inflected ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.
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Old English
Noun [edit]
Anglo-Saxon (plural Anglo-Saxons)
- Germanic peoples inhabiting medieval England.
- Modern countries or societies based on or influenced by English customs.[1]
- (US) A person of English ethnic descent.
- (US, Mexican-American) A light-skinned person presumably of British or other North European descent;
- (informal) Profanity, especially words derived from Old English.
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- 1995, Margaret Edson, Wit:
- I haven't eaten in two days. What's left to puke? You may remark that my vocabulary has taken a turn for the Anglo-Saxon.
- 2008, Zagreus Mike Luoma, Neo-gnosis, ISBN 143574280X:
- How fucked up is that? (Pardon my Anglo-Saxon)
- 1995, Margaret Edson, Wit:
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Translations [edit]
Germanic peoples inhabiting medieval England
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person of British or North European descent
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Adjective [edit]
Anglo-Saxon (comparative more Anglo-Saxon, superlative most Anglo-Saxon)
- Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
- Related to nations which speak primarily English and influenced by English customs; especially United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia.[2]
- (politics) Favouring a liberal free market economy.
- (US) Descended from English or North European settlers.
Translations [edit]
related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language
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related to nations which speak primarily English
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favouring a liberal free market economy
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descended from white English or North European settlers
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See also [edit]
External links [edit]
SIL entry for Anglo-Saxon, IS 639-3 code ang
- ^ "Anglo-Saxon", Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. URL accessed on 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Anglo-Saxon", Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. URL accessed on 6 December 2012.