Old Saxon

American  

noun

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

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Old Saxon British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Old Saxon

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

Twice a month, former locals or their descendants still gather here for Sunday service, mostly held in Low German, a dialect derived from Old Saxon.

From The Guardian

Of this the part corresponding to lines 790-820 exists also in the original Old Saxon.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the dialects enumerated above, Bavarian and Alemannic, High and Rhenish Franconian as well as Old Saxon are more or less represented in the literature of the first period.

From Project Gutenberg

Of its origin and early history we have no record except the bare statement of Bede that its settlers were of the Old Saxon race.

From Project Gutenberg

This unfortunate nomenclature is due to the term Angli Saxones, which Latin writers used as a designation for the English Saxons as distinguished from the continental or Old Saxons.

From Project Gutenberg