Saxon

Saxon
noun

a member of a people that inhabited parts of central and northern Germany from Roman times, many of whom conquered and settled in much of southern England in the 5th–6th centuries
撒克逊人（罗马时代起生活于德国中北部地区，其中许多人定居于5—6世纪时征服英格兰南部的大片土地上）
■a native of modern Saxony in Germany
（现代德国的）萨克森人
[mass noun]the language of the Saxons, in particular
撒克逊语，尤指
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■(Old Saxon)the West Germanic language of the ancient Saxons
（古撒克逊人的）西日耳曼语
■another term for Old English
同 Old English
■the Low German dialect of modern Saxony
（现代萨克森州的）低地德语方言
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adjective

of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons, their language (Old English), or their period of dominance in England (5th–11th centuries)
（有关）盎格鲁撒克逊人的；盎格鲁撒克逊语（古英语）的；盎格鲁撒克逊人统治英国时期（5—11世纪）的
■relating to or denoting the style of early Romanesque architecture preceding the Norman in England
（英国诺曼式建筑风格之前的）早期罗马式建筑风格的
of or relating to Saxony or the continental Saxons or their language
（关于）萨克森的；（欧洲大陆）萨克森人的；萨克森语的

派生
Saxonize
verb

语源

Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin and Greek Saxones (plural), of West Germanic origin; related to Old English Seaxan, Seaxe (plural), perhaps from the base of sax

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