Saxonism
[ sak-suh-niz-uhm ]
noun
an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin.
Origin of Saxonism
1- Also called Anglo-Saxonism.
Words Nearby Saxonism
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How to use Saxonism in a sentence
He looked half convinced, and a little sheepish, to use an expressive Saxonism.
Choice Readings for the Home Circle | AnonymousAnglo-Saxonism is a very good thing; simplicity and common sense are very good things too.
With due allowance for her Anglo-Saxonism and honesty, she was the type of woman to whom “things happen.”
The Dust Flower | Basil KingHe pretends that there is no difference between Anglo-Saxonism and Germanism.
England, Canada and the Great War | Louis-Georges DesjardinsA is an Anglo-Saxonism for in or on; as a'board, a'going, &c.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry Smyth
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