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Old Saxon

noun

  1. the Saxon dialect of Low German in use before c1100. OS, O.S.



Old Saxon

noun

  1. OSthe Saxon dialect of Low German up to about 1200, from which modern Low German is derived

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Saxon1

First recorded in 1830–35

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