anglo-saxon

Definitions

1. 1.pl. The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest. It is quite correct to call Æthelstan "King of the Anglo-Saxons," but to call this or that subject of Æthelstan "an Anglo-Saxon" is simply nonsense. E. A. Freeman.
2. 2.The language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon.
3. 3.One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.
4. 4.Of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the language of the English people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon called?
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• What is of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language called?