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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
german \ger"man\, n.; pl. germansl. germanus, prob. of celtis
origin.
1. a native or one of the people of germany.
1913 webster
2. the german language.
1913 webster
3.
a a round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding
in capriciosly involved figures.
b a social party at which the german is danced.
1913 webster
high german, the teutonic dialect of upper or southern
germany, -- comprising old high german, used from the 8th
to the 11th century; middle h. g., from the 12th to the
15th century; and modern or new h. g., the language of
luther's bible version and of modern german literature.
the dialects of central germany, the basis of the modern
literary language, are often called middle german, and the
southern german dialects upper german; but high german is
also used to cover both groups.
low german, the language of northern germany and the
netherlands, -- including friesic; anglo-saxon or
saxon; old saxon; dutch or low dutch, with its
dialect, flemish; and plattdeutsch called also low
german, spoken in many dialects.
1913 webster
see also:
germans high german low german friesic anglo-saxon saxon
old saxon dutch low dutch flemish plattdeutsch
low german
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saxon \sax"on\, a.
of or pertaining to the saxons, their country, or their
language.
b anglo-saxon.
c of or pertaining to saxony or its inhabitants.
1913 webster
saxon blue dyeing, a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and
obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric
acid. --brande c.
saxon green dyeing, a green color produced by dyeing with
yellow upon a ground of saxon blue.
1913 webster
see also:
saxon blue saxon green
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
saxon \sax"on\ sa^ks"u^n or -'n, n. l. saxo, pl. saxones,
from the saxon national name; cf. as. pl. seaxe, seaxan, fr.
seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger akin to ohg. sahs, and
perhaps to l. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made
of stone; and cf. g. sachse, pl. sachsen. cf. saxifrage.
1.
a one of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the
northern part of germany, and who, with other teutonic
tribes, invaded and conquered england in the fifth and
sixth centuries.
b also used in the sense of anglo-saxon.
c a native or inhabitant of modern saxony.
1913 webster
2. the language of the saxons; anglo-saxon.
1913 webster
old saxon, the saxon of the continent of europe in the old
form of the language, as shown particularly in the
"heliand", a metrical narration of the gospel history
preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.
1913 webster
see also:
saxifrage old saxon
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
saxon
adj : of or relating to or characteristic of the early saxons or
anglo-saxons and their descendents especially the
english or lowland scots and their language; "saxon
princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain saxon
term instead of a latinate one"
n : a member of a germanic people who conquered england and
merged with the angles and jutes to become anglo-saxons;
dominant in england until the norman conquest
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
saxon, sc cdp, fips 64240
location: 34.96207 n, 81.97131 w
population 1990: 4002 1520 housing units
area: 6.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
saxon, wi
zip codes: 54559
saxon, wv
zip codes: 25180
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
saxon, sc -- u.s. census designated place in south carolina
population 2000: 3707
housing units 2000: 1587
land area 2000: 2.365909 sq. miles 6.127676 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 2.365909 sq. miles 6.127676 sq. km
fips code: 64240
located within: south carolina sc, fips 45
location: 34.959621 n, 81.967066 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
saxon, sc
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