Saxon
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French Saxon, from Latin Saxonem, from West Proto-Germanic *Saxon- ( > Old English Seaxan), probably originally a derivative of *sahsom (“‘knife’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æksən
[edit] Proper noun
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Saxon
- A member of an ancient northern Germanic tribe, that invaded England, together with Angles and Frisians about the year 600
- A native of Saxony
- The language of the ancient Saxons
[edit] Translations
member of Saxon tribe
native of Saxony
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language of the Saxons
[edit] Adjective
Saxon
- Of, or relating to the Saxons, Saxony, or the Saxon language
[edit] Translations
of Saxons, Saxony or Saxon language
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