Saxon

Saxon

Any member of a Germanic people who lived along the Baltic coast in ancient times and later migrated west as far as the British Isles. The Saxons became pirates in the North Sea during the decline of the Roman empire, and in the early 5th century they spread through northern Germany and along the coasts of Gaul and Britain. They fought Charlemagne (772–804) before being incorporated into the Frankish kingdom, and they settled Britain along with other Germanic invaders, including the Angles and the Jutes.

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Saxon

1. a member of a West Germanic people who in Roman times spread from Schleswig across NW Germany to the Rhine. Saxons raided and settled parts of S Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries ad. In Germany they established a duchy and other dominions, which changed and shifted through the centuries, usually retaining the name Saxony

2. a native or inhabitant of Saxony

3. 

a. the Low German dialect of Saxony

b. any of the West Germanic dialects spoken by the ancient Saxons or their descendants

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Saxons, the Anglo-Saxons, or their descendants

5. of, relating to, or characteristic of Saxony, its inhabitants, or their Low German dialect
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