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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD SAXON

Old Saxon play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD SAXON

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old Saxon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD SAXON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old Saxon

Old Saxon, also known as Old Low German, is a Germanic language and the earliest recorded form of Low German. It is documented from the 8th century until the 12th century, when it evolved into Middle Low German. It was spoken on the north-west coast of Germany and in the Netherlands by Saxon peoples. It is close enough to Old Anglo-Frisian that it partially participates in the Ingvaeonic nasal spirant law; it is also closely related to Old Low Franconian. It was mutually intelligible with Old English. The grammar of Old Saxon was similar in many ways to Classical Latin. It was fully inflected with five grammatical cases, three grammatical numbers and three grammatical genders. The dual forms occurred in the first and second persons only and referred to groups of two. For a long time, Old Saxon and Old Dutch were not distinguished and often thought to be different dialects of the same language. However, while these two languages both shared the same historical origins and some very similar writing styles, Old Saxon shows a lighter grammar than Old Dutch, which kept many grammatical distinctions that Old Saxon erased.

Definition of Old Saxon in the English dictionary

The definition of Old Saxon in the dictionary is the Saxon dialect of Low German up to about 1200, from which modern Low German is derived OS.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD SAXON

Old Persian
Old Pretender
Old Prussian
Old Red Sandstone
old rose
old school
old school tie
old skool
Old Slavic
Old Slavonic
old sod
old soldier
Old South
old Spanish customs
old Spanish practices
old squaw
old stager
Old Stone Age

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD SAXON

Anglo-Saxon
axon
caxon
claxon
diaxon
klaxon
monaxon
neuraxon
polyaxon
Saxon
subtaxon
taxon
tetraxon
West Saxon

Synonyms and antonyms of Old Saxon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Old Saxon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD SAXON

Find out the translation of Old Saxon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Old Saxon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Old Saxon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老撒克逊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sajón antiguo
570 millions of speakers

English

Old Saxon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरानी सैक्सन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قديم سكسونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Древнесаксонский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saxão antigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওল্ড স্যাক্সন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieux saxon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saxon lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alten sächsischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古サクソン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옛 색슨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas Saxon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũ Saxon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய சாக்சன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना सॅक्सन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski Sakson
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Old Saxon
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Old Saxon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

давньосаксонських
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Old Saxon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Old Saxon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou Saksies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gamla Saxon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gammel Saxon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Old Saxon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SAXON»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD SAXON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Old Saxon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD SAXON»

Discover the use of Old Saxon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Old Saxon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Old Saxon Language: Grammar, Epic Narrative, Linguistic ...
This book, the first grammar of the Old Saxon language written in English, is self-contained with its inclusion of selected readings from the Heliand epic and appropriate comparative readings from two interference dialects, Old High German ...
Irmengard Rauch, 1992
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The Metre of Old Saxon Poetry: The Remaking of Alliterative ...
A comprehensive study of Old Saxon metre, based on close analysis of the Heliand.
誠一·鈴木, 2004
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Altsächsisches Handwörterbuch / A Concise Old Saxon Dictionary:
The manuscript sources are specified as to library location and edition. A reverse keyword index and an index of Latin source words round off the work.
Heinrich Tiefenbach, 2010
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The Syntax of At and Ana in Gothic, Old Saxon, and Old High ...
Indicating figurative motion with hostile intention a. In Gothic 41 b. In Old Saxon 41 c. In Old High German 42 12. Indicating motion to a standard of measurement or conduct a. In Gothic 42 b. In Old Saxon _ 42 13. Indicating the motion of calling  ...
Chester Nathan Gould, 1916
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The Heliand: The Saxon Gospel : a Translation and Commentary
A spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation.
G. Ronald Murphy, 1992
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The Personal Pronouns in the Germanic Languages: A Study of ...
The Old Saxon period is taken here as the ninth century to the twelfth century ( see Holthausen 1921: 9 and Hartig 1985: 1072). It is important to note that the usual periodizations of High and Low German are not the same. 11.4.1 3rd person ...
Stephen Howe, 1996
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A Comparative Grammar of the Teutonic Languages: Being at ...
Themes in ra, in Gothic, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Norse 301 Notes to the Declension in ra . . . . . . 303 Themes in i in Gothic, Old High German, Old Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, Old Frisian, Old Norse .... 304 Examples and Remarks to the ...
Jacob Helfenstein, 1870
8
Old English and its Closest Relatives: A Survey of the ...
alternations left. Note the past participles gidri an 'driven', gigripan 'gripped' as examples where i has apparently not been lowered before a. Even iumlaut appears to be limited in Old Saxon when compared with Old Norse. Theonlyvowel that ...
Orrin W. Robinson, 2003
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The Cambridge Old English Reader
The language of Genesis B. like that of the other 'Junius' texts, is predominantly late WS in character, but a number of earlier forms have aroused speculation that the poem was translated from its Old Saxon original during the reign of Alfred, ...
Richard Marsden, 2004
10
A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language: Containing the ...
The Saxons* spoke the Old-Saxon, now called Low-German, or Platt-Deutsch. 2. The German confederacy, known under the name of Saxons, occupied the greater part of Low, Piatt, or Northern Germany. They were divided into — 1.
Joseph Bosworth, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD SAXON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Old Saxon is used in the context of the following news items.
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FOUND: Missing Emery County man found safe
According to the Emery County Sheriff's Office, 21-year-old Saxon Furrh was last seen July 12 in Huntington and had said he was going to his ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
2
New jellyfish species named after curious Australian schoolboy
The small jellyfish was found by then nine-year-old Saxon Thomas while fishing with a friend and has been named Chiropsella Saxoni in his ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
3
The history of the word “bad”, Chapter 3
Yet the Old Saxon verb undarbadon “to frighten” is worthy of mention in this context (Old Saxon is a Germanic language once spoken on the ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
4
1000-Year-Old Saxon Remedy Kills Superbugs
This may not be the biggest news story of the day, but it must be the most curious. As you are no doubt aware, there is great concern over ... «Power Line, Jul 15»
5
Gang Prevention Camp Concludes in Charlottesville
"You wouldn't have a life," said 11-year-old Saxon. "You wouldn't have friends and it's bad." The success of the inaugural year for the camp has ... «The Charlottesville Newsplex, Jul 15»
6
When smart new homes were like another world
... one of the ancient names of Shields, and Pen-Bal-Crag which is the old Saxon name of the headland on which Tynemouth Priory stands. «Shields Gazette, Jun 15»
7
Climbers Heli-Rescued Off Mt. Dickey After Slide
According to a statement from Denali National Park, 27-year-old Saxon Spellman and 24-year-old Michael Wachs, were on the mountain when ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, May 15»
8
Let Them Eat Kale
The earliest reference to kale in the New York Times is from 1853, in reference to February being known to "our old Saxon grandfathers" as ... «The Weekly Standard, May 15»
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GeekDad Passport: Bran Castle and Sighisoara in Transylvania
... people journey to the land of Transylvania, now part of Romania, to tour Bran Castle, an old Saxon fortress that's billed as “Dracula's Castle.”. «GeekDad, Apr 15»
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Professor Pricklethorn returns to Cobourg
Nine-year-old Isabella Patterson represented the sun while eight-year-old Saxon Worley was a tree. The students have been studying animal ... «Northumberland Today, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Old Saxon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-saxon>. May 2024 ».
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