Anglo-Saxon

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Proper noun

Anglo-Saxon

1. The inflected ancestor language of modern English, also called Old English, spoken in Britain from about 400 AD to 1100 AD.

Synonyms

• Old English

Related terms

• English
• Middle English
• Modern English

Translations

Old English

• Amharic: ጥንታዊ እንግሊዝኛ
• Asturian: inglés antiguu m
• Belarusian: стараанглiйская (be) (staraanhlíjskaja) f, стараанглiйская мова (be) (staraanhlíjskaja móva) f
• Bulgarian: староанглийски език m
• Catalan: anglès antic (ca) m, anglosaxó (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古英語 (cmn), 古英语 (cmn) (gǔ Yīngyǔ)

• Czech: anglosaština (cs) f
• Danish: angelsaksisk (da), oldengelsk (da)
• Dutch: Oudengels (nl)
• Esperanto: Anglosaksa lingvo
• Estonian: vanainglise keel
• Faroese: fornenskt (fo) n
• Finnish: muinaisenglanti (fi)
• French: anglo-saxon (fr) m
• German: altenglische Sprache f, Angelsächsisch (de) n, Altenglisch (de) n
• Greek: αρχαία αγγλική γλώσσα f
• Hebrew: אנגלית עתיקה
• Hungarian: óangol nyelv
• Icelandic: fornenska (is)
• Indonesian: bahasa Inggris Kuna
• Italian: anglosassone m, inglese antico m
• Japanese: 古英語 (ja) (こえいご, koeigo)

• Korean: 고대 영어 (godae Yeong-eo)
• Latin: lingua Anglica Antiqua f
• Lithuanian: senoji anglų kalba
• Macedonian: староанглиски (mk) (staroángliski) m
• Malay: bahasa Inggeris Saxon (ms), Inggeris Saxon (ms)
• Maltese: anglo-sassonu (mt) m, Ingliż arkajk (mt) m
• Nahuatl: huēhcāuh Inglatlahtōlli
• Norwegian: gammelengelsk (no)
• Occitan: anglosaxon m
• Old English: Englisc sprǣc
• Polish: język staroangielski m
• Portuguese: língua inglesa antiga f
• Romanian: engleza veche (def. form), anglosaxonă (ro) f
• Russian: древнеанглийский язык (drevneanglíjskij jazýk) m, древнеанглийский (ru) (drevneanglíjski) m
• Slovene: stara angleščina f
• Spanish: idioma anglosajón m
• Swahili: Kiingereza cha Kale
• Swedish: fornengelska (sv)
• Thai: ภาษาอังกฤษโบราณ (paasăa anggrit bohraan)
• Turkish: Eski İngilizce (tr)
• Ukrainian: староанглійська (uk) (staroanhlíjs’ka) f, староанглійська мова (uk) (staroanhlíjs’ka móva) f

Noun

Anglo-Saxon (plural Anglo-Saxons)

1. Germanic peoples inhabiting medieval England.
2. Modern countries or societies based on or influenced by English customs.
3. (US) A person of English ethnic descent.
4. (US, Mexican-American) A light-skinned person presumably of British or other North European descent;
5. (informal) Profanity, especially words derived from Old English.

   • 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)

Derived terms

• WASP

Translations

Germanic peoples inhabiting medieval England

• Arabic: أنجلوسكسونيون (ar) ('anglusaksunyuun) m pl
• Catalan: anglosaxó (ca) m, anglosaxona (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盎格魯-撒克遜人 (cmn), 盎格鲁-撒克逊人 (cmn) (Ànggélǔ-Sākèxùn rén)

• Dutch: Angelsaksen (nl) pl
• Finnish: anglosaksit (fi) pl
• French: Anglo-Saxons (fr) m pl
• German: Angelsachsen (de) pl
• Japanese: アングロサクソン (ja) (Anguro-Sakuson)

• Korean: 앵글로색슨 사람 (ko) (Aenggeullosaekseun saram)
• Macedonian: Англосаксонци (mk) (Anglosáksonci) pl
• Malay: orang Inggeris Saxon (ms), Inggeris Saxon (ms)
• Portuguese: anglo-saxões (pt) pl
• Romanian: anglosaxon (ro)
• Russian: англосакс (ru) (anglosáks) m
• Serbo-Croatian: Anglosaksonac (sh) m, Anglosaksonka (sh) f
• Spanish: anglosajón (es) m, anglosajona (es) f

person of British or North European descent

• Macedonian: Англосаксонец (mk) (Anglosáksonec) m, Англосаксонка (mk) (Anglosáksonka) f
• Malay: orang Inggeris Saxon (ms), Inggeris Saxon (ms)

• Romanian: anglosaxon (ro) m, anglosaxonă (ro) f
• Serbo-Croatian: Anglosaksonac (sh) m, Anglosaksonka (sh) f

Adjective

Anglo-Saxon (comparative more Anglo-Saxon, superlative most Anglo-Saxon)

1. Related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language.
2. Related to nations which speak primarily English and influenced by English customs; especially United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia.
3. (politics) Favouring a liberal free market economy.
4. (US) Descended from English or North European settlers.

Translations

related to the Anglo-Saxon peoples or language

• Arabic: أنجلوسكسوني (ar) ('anglusaksuniy)
• Catalan: anglosaxó (ca)
• Dutch: Angelsaksisch (nl)
• French: anglo-saxon (fr)
• German: angelsächsisch (de)
• Greek: αγγλοσαξονικός (el) (anglosaxonikós)
• Hungarian: angolszász (hu)
• Macedonian: англосаксонски (mk) (anglosáksonski) m
• Malay: Inggeris Saxon (ms)

• Manx: Anglo-Hostnagh (gv)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: angelsaksisk (no)

  Nynorsk: angelsaksisk (nn)

• Romanian: anglosaxon (ro) m and n, anglosaxonic (ro) m and n
• Russian: англосаксонский (ru) (anglosaksónskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: anglosaski (sh)
• Spanish: anglosajón (es)
• Ukrainian: англосаксонський (uk) (anhlosaksóns'kyj)

related to nations which speak primarily English

• Hungarian: angolszász (hu)
• Macedonian: англосаксонски (mk) (anglosáksonski) m

• Malay: Inggeris Saxon (ms)
• Serbo-Croatian: anglosaski (sh)

favouring a liberal free market economy

• Hungarian: angolszász (hu)

• Serbo-Croatian: anglosaski (sh)

descended from white English or North European settlers

• Macedonian: англосаксонски (mk) (anglosáksonski) m
• Malay: orang Inggeris Saxon (ms), Inggeris Saxon (ms)

• Serbo-Croatian: anglosaski (sh)

See also

• Germanic

External links

SIL entry for Anglo-Saxon, IS 639-3 code ang