ˈsæksn n. & adj. --n. 1
hist. a a
member of
the Germanic people that conquered parts of England in 5th-6th c. b (usu.
Old Saxon) the
language of the Saxons. 2 =
ANGLO-SAXON. 3 a
native of
modern Saxony in Germany. 4 the Germanic (as opposed to
Latin or Romance) elements of
English. --adj. 1 hist. of or
concerning the Saxons. 2 belonging to or originating
from the Saxon language or Old English. 3 of or concerning modern Saxony or Saxons. øSaxon
architecture the
form of
Romanesque architecture preceding the
Norman in England. Saxon blue a
solution of
indigo in
sulphuric acid as a
dye. øøSaxondom n. Saxonism n. Saxonist n. Saxonize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). [ME f. OF f. LL Saxo -onis f. Gk Saxones (pl.) f. WG:
cf. OE Seaxan, Seaxe (pl.)]