Old Saxon

noun

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

Old Saxon

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Saxon¹

First recorded in 1830–35

Example Sentences

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

The Old-Saxon language, however, is extinct, and the blood considerably mixed.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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The whole poem thrills with the Old Saxon love of the sea and of ships.

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