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saxon

/ˈsæksən/SAK-suhn
/ˈsæksən/SAK-suhn

Meaninga short sword

Common meaning: one of a Germanic people

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishseax‘a knife’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishmeaning shiftsa knife → SaxonsSeaxan‘Saxons’sourceB&T
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsSaxons → one of a Germanic peoplesaxon‘one of a Germanic people’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English seax ‘a short sword’.

Roots

  • seax Old English “a short sword”

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