Altsächsisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• Saxon noun A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived near the North Sea coast of what is now northern Germany, some of whom later settled in Britain.

Senses

Altsächsisch is used for these senses in English:

• Old Saxon A west Germanic language historically tied to Anglo-Saxon and Old Low Franconian.
• Saxon The language of the ancient Saxons.

Saxon — full definition

1. noun A member of an ancient Germanic people who lived near the North Sea coast of what is now northern Germany, some of whom later settled in Britain.
2. noun A native of Saxony, a region and modern state in eastern Germany.
3. adj Relating to the Saxons, their language, or Saxony.

Related German words