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Semi-Saxon

adj · name · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

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name

Meaning 2

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 either c. 1200, 1230, or 1250 (depending on the author).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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name

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of Semi-Saxon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From semi- + Saxon.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: neuangelsächsisch — Translations
  • German: halbsächsich — Translations
  • German: Neuangelsächsisch — Translations
  • German: Halbsächsich — Translations