I. ˈsaksən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons (singular Saxo ), of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxe, Seaxan, plural, Saxons
1. capitalized
a.
(1) : a member of a Germanic people entering and conquering England with the Angles and Jutes in the 5th century A.D. and merging with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people
(2) : an Englishman or Lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander — compare sassenach
b. : a native or inhabitant of Saxony, Germany
2. capitalized
a. : the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples
b. : the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin
3. usually capitalized
[probably so called from its originating in Saxony]
: a firework having a brilliant turning fire that produces the appearance of a revolving sun
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Anglo-Saxons : belonging to the period of English history between the Anglo-Saxon invasions and the Norman Conquest in 1066
b. : of Anglo-Saxon origin
the Saxon words have a simple vigor which no other vocabulary at our disposal could secure — Barrett Wendell
2.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Saxony
III.
dialect
variant of sexton