Semi-Saxon

English

Alternative forms

• semi-Saxon

Etymology

From semi- +‎ Saxon.

Proper noun

Semi-Saxon

1. (obsolete) Late Old English and early Middle English, perceived as a language intermediate between Anglo-Saxon and English and belonging to the period from 1100 to 1200/1230/1250 (depending on author).

Translations

Translations

• German: Neuangelsächsisch n, Halbsächsich n

Adjective

Semi-Saxon (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Relating to Late Old English and early Middle English, the form of the English language belonging to the period from 1100 to 1200/1230/1250 (depending on author).

Translations

Translations

• German: neuangelsächsisch, halbsächsich

References

• “Semi-Saxon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• sexsomnia