Saxonishadj.
/ˈsaksənɪʃ/ Belonging to the Saxons; resembling what is Saxon.
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SaxishOE
West Saxona1387
Saxonish1549
Saxon1568
Saxonical1577
East Saxon1606
Anglo-Saxon1652
Saxonic1678
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Saxon1390
Saxonish1549
English-Saxona1669
Anglo-Saxon1678
OE1868
Old English1871
pre-English1920
1549 J. Bale in J. Leland Laboryouse Journey Pref. sig. B iij A man lerned in many sondrye languages, as Greke, Latyne,..Brittyshe, Saxonyshe, Walshe, Englyshe, and Scottyshe.
1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) v. xxxvij. 126/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Which terme being expired, the whole dominion of this realme was Saxonish.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue Introd. 16 The Welsh and the Gael, have still called us Saxons, and our language Saxonish.
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