Pronunciation: ˌ a ŋ -gl ō - ' sak-s ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Anglo-Saxones, plural, alteration of Medieval Latin Angli Saxones, from Latin Angli Angles + Late Latin Saxones Saxons
Date: before 12th century
1 : a member of the Germanic peoples conquering England in the fifth century A.D. and forming the ruling class until the Norman conquest ― compare ANGLE , JUTE , SAXON
2 a : ENGLISHMAN specifically : a person descended from the Anglo-Saxons b : a white gentile of an English-speaking nation
3 : OLD ENGLISH 1
4 : direct plain English especially : English using words considered crude or vulgar
– Anglo-Saxon adjective