ANGLO-SAXON


Meaning of ANGLO-SAXON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌaŋ-glō-ˈsak-sən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.