■ noun
1》 a member of a Germanic people that conquered and settled in much of southern England in the 5th–6th centuries.
2》 a native of modern ~y in Germany.
3》 ( Old ~ ) the West Germanic language of the ancient ~s.
4》 another term for Old English .
5》 the Low German dialect of modern ~y.
■ adjective
1》 relating to the Anglo-~s, their language, or their period of dominance in England (5th–11th centuries).
2》 relating to ~y or the continental ~s.
Derivatives
~ize or ~ise verb
Origin
ME: from OFr., from late L. and Gk ~es (plural), of W. Gmc origin; related to OE Seaxan , Seaxe (plural), perh. from the base of sax 2 .