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Anglo-saxon
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What's The Definition Of Anglo-saxon?
[n] English prior to about 1100
[n] a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest [n] 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'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things" [adj] of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland" Synonyms | Synonyms for Anglo-saxon: Old English Related Terms | Find terms related to Anglo-saxon: See Also | Anglian | English | English language | English person | Jutish | Kentish | West Saxon Anglo-saxon In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\An"glo-Sax"on\, a. Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language. |
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