Saxon
noun
a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.
pre-Saxon
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a word derived from
Saxon.
Example Sentences
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It is of granite, and is supposed to be of considerably more ancient date than the fabric itself, being pre-Saxon.
From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
