anglo-saxon

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language (synset 303126511)
    "Anglo-Saxon poetry"; "The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland"
Noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest (synset 109721373)
    associated with: anglo-saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
    is a type of: english person - a native or inhabitant of England
  2. 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' (synset 109721530)
    "in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain"; "his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons"
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    is a type of: english person - a native or inhabitant of England
  3. English prior to about 1100 (synset 106962353)
    is a type of: english, english language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
    subtypes:
    • west saxon - a literary dialect of Old English
    • anglian - one of the major dialects of Old English
    • jutish, kentish - one of the major dialects of Old English
    same as: old english

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