Saxon

English

/ˈsæksən/

noun
Definitions
  • A member of an ancient West Germanic tribe that lived at the eastern North Sea coast and south of it.
  • A native or inhabitant of Saxony.
  • (uncountable) A size of type between German and Norse, 2-point type.
  • (Ireland) An English/British person.
  • A kind of rapidly spinning ground-based firework.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Saxe inherited from Old English *Seaxa derived from Old French *Saxoun derived from Latin Saxonem derived from *sahs (knife, dagger) derived from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (knife, stone chip, rock, sword, dagger) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (cut, dry out, coagulate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sek-

Gloss

cut, dry out, coagulate

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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