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Anglo-Saxons

Anglo-Saxonnoun

Anglo-Saxons

Countable noun referring to a person belonging to the Anglo-Saxon peoples.

Translations

The Anglo-Saxons established several kingdoms across Britain.

Англосаксы основали несколько королевств по всей Британии.

Definitions

A member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England from the 5th century and formed the ruling class until the Norman Conquest.

The Anglo-Saxons established several kingdoms across Britain.

Anglo-Saxonadjective

Definitions

Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons, their period, or their culture.

Anglo-Saxon architecture can still be seen in some English churches.

(Informal) Plain, blunt, or coarse in expression.

He used some very Anglo-Saxon language after stubbing his toe.

(Chiefly North American) Characteristic of white English-speaking Protestants of British ancestry.

The club was once an exclusively Anglo-Saxon institution.

Anglo-Saxonproper noun

Definitions

The Old English language spoken and written in England before the Norman Conquest.

Beowulf was composed in Anglo-Saxon.