Added 9 October 2026
anglo-saxon
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about anglo-saxon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest.
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A person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'.
in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain
- English prior to about 1100.
adjective
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Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language.
Anglo-Saxon poetry