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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANGLO-SAX'ON, a. Pertaining to the Saxons, who settled in England, or English Saxons.
ANGLO-SAX'ON, n. A kind of pear; also the language of the English Saxons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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1: of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland" n
1: a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest
2: a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo- Saxon Protestant'; "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
3: English prior to about 1100 [syn: Old English, Anglo- Saxon]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin Anglo-Saxones, plural, alteration of Medieval Latin Angli Saxones, from Latin Angli Angles + Late Latin Saxones Saxons Date: before 12th century 1. a member of the Germanic peoples conquering England in the fifth century A.D. and forming the ruling class until the Norman conquest — compare angle, jute, Saxon 2. a. Englishman; specifically a person descended from the Anglo-Saxons b. a white gentile of an English-speaking nation 3. Old English 1 4. direct plain English; especially English using words considered crude or vulgar • Anglo-Saxon adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the English Saxons (as distinct from the Old Saxons of the continent, and from the Angles) before the Norman Conquest. 2 of the Old English people as a whole before the Norman Conquest. 3 of English descent. --n. 1 an Anglo-Saxon person. 2 the Old English language. 3 a colloq. plain (esp. crude) English. b US the modern English language. Etymology: mod.L Anglo-Saxones, med.L Angli Saxones after OE Angulseaxe, -an

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anglo-Saxon An"glo-Sax"on, a. Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anglo- An"glo-[NL. Anglus English. See Anglican.] A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty, Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish. Anglo-American, . Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. -- n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United States. Anglo-Danish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England. Anglo-Indian, a. Of or pertaining to the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages. -- n. One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies. Anglo-Norman, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. -- n. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England. Anglo-Saxon. See Anglo-Saxon in the Vocabulary.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 2. pl. The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest. It is quite correct to call [AE]thelstan ``King of the Anglo-Saxons,'' but to call this or that subject of [AE]thelstan ``an Anglo-Saxon'' is simply nonsense. --E. A. Freeman. 3. The language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon. 4. One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

German Ger"man, n.; pl. Germans[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. 2. The German language. 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures. (b) A social party at which the german is danced. High German, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the 15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature. The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern literary language, are often called Middle German, and the Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is also used to cover both groups. Low German, the language of Northern Germany and the Netherlands, -- including Friesic; Anglo-Saxon or Saxon; Old Saxon; Dutch or Low Dutch, with its dialect, Flemish; and Plattdeutsch (called also Low German), spoken in many dialects.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(Anglo-Saxons) 1. The Anglo-Saxon period is the period of English history from the fifth century A.D. to the Norman Conquest in 1066. ...the grave of an early Anglo-Saxon king. ADJ: usu ADJ n • An Anglo-Saxon was someone who was Anglo-Saxon. ...the mighty sea power of the Anglo-Saxons. N-COUNT 2. Anglo-Saxon people are members of or are descended from the English race. ...white Anglo-Saxon Protestant men. ADJ • Anglo-Saxon is also a noun. The difference is, you are Anglo-Saxons, we are Latins. N-COUNT 3. Anglo-Saxon attitudes or ideas have been strongly influenced by English culture. Debilly had no Anglo-Saxon shyness about discussing money. ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. Anglo-Saxon is the language that was spoken in England between the fifth century A.D. and the Norman Conquest in 1066.