ˈæŋɡləuˈsæksən 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. [mod.L Anglo-Saxones, med.L Angli Saxones
after OE Angulseaxe, -an]