Saxon

Definitions: Saxon

Saxon

Adjective

1. Of or relating to or characteristic of the early Saxons or Anglo-Saxons and their descendents (especially the English or Lowland Scots) and their language; "Saxon princes"; "for greater clarity choose a plain Saxon term instead of a latinate one".

Noun

1. A member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman conquest.

"Saxon" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a knife".

Date "Saxon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Elegance	Adjective: elegant, polished, classical, Attic, correct, Ciceronian, artistic; chaste, pure, Saxon, academical.
Plainness	Noun: plainness; Adjective: simplicity, severity; plain terms, plain English; Saxon English; household words
	Adjective: plain, simple; unornamented, unadorned, unvarnished; homely, homespun; neat; severe, chaste, pure, Saxon; commonplace, matter-of-fact, natural, prosaic.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

This page is about the Saxons, a Germanic people. If you are looking for the Heavy Metal band Saxon, see Saxon (band). If you are looking for Saxon (teaching method), mostly created by John Saxon and published by Saxon Publishing, click on their respective links. The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and the eastern Netherlands. They are first mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy as a people of southern Jutland and present-day Schleswig-Holstein, whence they appear subsequently to have expanded to the south and west.

Some Saxons, along with Angles, Jutes and Frisians, invaded Britain in the early Middle Ages, giving their names to the kingdoms of Essex, Sussex and Wessex (the lands respectively of the East, South and West Saxons), which with the shorter-lived Middlesex eventually became part of the kingdom of England.

The Saxon language lead as well to the Old English language as to the modern Low Saxon language.

A majority of the Saxons remained in continental Europe, forming from the 8th century the Duchy of Saxony. They long avoided becoming Christians and being incorporated into the orbit of the Frankish kingdom, but were decisively conquered by Charlemagne in a long series of annual campaigns (772-804). With defeat came the enforced baptism and conversion of the Saxon leaders and their people.

Under Carolingian rule, the Saxons were reduced to a tributary status. There is evidence that the Saxons, as well as Slavic tributaries like the Abodrites and the Wends, often provided troops to their Carolingian overlords. The dukes of Saxony became kings of Germany during the 10th century, but the duchy was divided up in 1180.

The later Upper Saxony in the southern part of eastern Germany, from 1806 to 1918 the kingdom of Saxony, became so known through the acquisition of the dukedom of Saxony by the Margrave of Meissen in 1423. His successors' territory in fact lay beyond the traditional lands of the Saxon people.

The label "Saxons" was generally applied to German settlers who migrated during the 13th century to south-eastern Transylvania in present-day Romania, where their descendants numbered a quarter of a million in the early decades of the 20th century. Most have left since World War II, many during the 1970s and 1980s during the Romanianisation policies of the Ceaucescu regime.

Three federal states of Germany took their name from the Saxons in 2003: Niedersachsen or Lower Saxony, whose area corresponds roughly to the traditional Saxon lands between the Netherlands and the Elbe River; Sachsen-Anhalt, located around the city of Magdeburg; and Sachsen or Saxony, which included the city of Dresden, in eastern Germany bordering the Czech Republic, the old dukedom (see above).

Saxon, South Carolina

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Saxon is a town located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,707.

Geography

Saxon is located at 34°57'35" North, 81°58'1" West (34.959621, -81.967066)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²). 6.1 km² (2.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 3,707 people, 1,294 households, and 854 families residing in the town. The population density is 603.9/km² (1,566.8/mi²). There are 1,587 housing units at an average density of 258.5/km² (670.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 58.27% White, 32.26% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.15% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. 12.19% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,294 households out of which 26.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.8% are married couples living together, 18.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% are non-families. 27.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.17. In the town the population is spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 108.1 males. The median income for a household in the town is $22,381, and the median income for a family is $26,118. Males have a median income of $22,099 versus $20,139 for females. The per capita income for the town is $11,887. 23.2% of the population and 18.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.3% are under the age of 18 and 25.8% are 65 or older.

Saxon, Wisconsin

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Saxon is a town located in Iron County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 350.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 171.3 km² (66.1 mi²). 171.1 km² (66.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.09% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 350 people, 148 households, and 104 families residing in the town. The population density is 2.0/km² (5.3/mi²). There are 221 housing units at an average density of 1.3/km² (3.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.14% White, 0.57% African American, 0.86% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 148 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% are married couples living together, 6.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% are non-families. 25.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 2.82. In the town the population is spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $27,212, and the median income for a family is $36,111. Males have a median income of $31,250 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,705. 9.9% of the population and 6.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.2% are under the age of 18 and 5.1% are 65 or older.

Crosswords: Saxon

English words defined with "Saxon": Ae, Athelstan ♦ East Midland ♦ Mancus ♦ Old Saxon ♦ Saxon blue, Saxon green, Saxonism, Saxonist, Semi-Saxon ♦ thane ♦ Wessex, West Saxon. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Saxon": 25180 ♦ 54559 ♦ Bedford, Bordlands ♦ Doll Money, Dragon's Hill ♦ Fine as Fivepence, Finger-stall, Fools ♦ Hermensul, Hurrah' ♦ Layamon, Lichten, Lucus a non Lucendo ♦ Misnomers, monosyllabic ♦ Nottingham ♦ Paddi-whack, Peg too Low, Pigs ♦ Rowena, ROYCROFTER ♦ saxon camlet, Saxon Castles, Saxon Characteristics, Saxon Duke, Saxon English, Saxon Relics, Saxon Shore, Shropshire, Spindle-half ♦ Unhouselled ♦ Veal. Calf ♦ Wamba, Westmoreland, Wolf-month. (references)

Etymologies containing "Saxon": And ♦ Burial ♦ IF ♦ Qualm ♦ saxifrage, shilling ♦ Welkin, When, Wretch. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Saxon" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (saxon), Romanian (saxon).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'll organize revolt, exact a death for a death, and I'll never rest until every Saxon in this shire can stand up free men and strike a blow for Richard and England. (The Adventures of Robin Hood; writing credit: Norman Reilly Raine ; Seton I. Miller)
Movie/TV Titles	The Saxon Charm (1948)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Wulf the Saxon (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A man is speaking to a multitude of hand-held microphones] / Saxon.Credit: Library of Congress.		A young woman applies lipstick while riding on a ski lift, she appears to be using her mirror to look at the man behind her on the lift] / Saxon.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Man and woman in costumes derived from those of their Saxon ancestors, Romania] / Kamilla Ásbóth, Hermannstadt, Romania.Credit: Library of Congress.		The Bastei, Saxon Switzerland.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Tomb of Saxon King Sebert and his wife Athelgoda (d. ab. 615) (erected first church).Credit: Library of Congress.		Saxon Woods Bathing Pool, White Plains, New York. Children's area I.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	It is as precious to us as it was to our Saxon and Norman ancestors.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Other specialist tool companies include American Tool Companies Ltd. (another U.S. subsidiary), Saxon Tools Ltd., Cooper Tools, and Britool Ltd. Wholesalers are important in the hand tool market. (references)
		Local companies include Toad plc, which has expanded rapidly since its formation in the early 90s, Scorpion Vehicle Security Systems Ltd., Weston Body Hardware Ltd., Barrier Systems Ltd., Saxon Industries Ltd., and Carflow Products (UK) Ltd. in addition to the Tracker Network (UK) Ltd. tracking system, other systems include RAC Trackstar and Spacetrak. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable, for literary babes who never tire of testifying their delight in the vapid compound by appropriate googoogling. The words are commonly Saxon -- that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of ideas and incapable of any but the most elementary sentiments and emotions. The man who writes in Saxon Is the man to use an ax on Judibras
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Saxon" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Saxon" is used about 252 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	66.67%	168	24,050
Noun (proper)	26.59%	67	40,952
Noun (singular)	6.75%	17	85,106
Total	100.00%	252	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Saxon" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Saxon	Last name	3,000	4,382
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Saxon" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a knife".

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Saxon".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Saskia	Female	Dutch	A Saxon
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

1. Saxon, SC (CDP, FIPS 64240)
Location: 34.96207 N, 81.97131 W
Population (1990): 4002 (1520 housing units)
Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

2. Saxon, WI
Zip Code(s): 54559
Country: USA

3. Saxon, WV
Zip Code(s): 25180
Country: USA

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Expressions: Saxon

Expressions using "Saxon": in plain saxon ♦ old Saxon ♦ saxon blue ♦ saxon camlet ♦ saxon green ♦ West Saxon. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Saxon": saxon-dominated, Saxon-les-bains.
	Ending with "Saxon": Anglo-Saxon, late-saxon, middle-saxon, pre-saxon, romano-saxon, Semi-Saxon.
	Containing "Saxon": Anglo-Saxon deity, four-letter Anglo-Saxon word, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Saxon

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
saxon math	572
saxon	408
saxon mortgage	147
anglo saxon	142
saxon publisher	84
john saxon	72
saxon phonics	56
reading saxon	46
kurt saxon	28
publishing saxon	28
saxon shoes	20
saxon spanking	20
pub saxon	19
saxon wood	17
saxon valerie	16
anglo period saxon	14
saxon math curriculum	14
saxon math book	13
algebra saxon	12
sky saxon	11
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Saxon

Language		Translations for "Saxon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		sakson, anglosakson (Anglo-saxon). (various references)

Arabic		‏السكسوني. (various references)

Bulgarian		староанглийски език, саксонски, саксонец, германски (german, germanic, teutonic), англосаксонски, англичанин (britisher, briton, englishman, lime-juicer, limey, sassenach, southron). (various references)

Czech		saský, sas, saština. (various references)

Danish		saxon calet (English cloth, saxon camlet). (various references)

Dutch		Saksisch. (various references)

Esperanto		sakso, saksa. (various references)

French		saxon. (various references)

Frisian		Saksysk, Saks. (various references)

German		Sachse, sächsisch, Sächsin. (various references)

Greek		σάξωνασ, σάξων, σαξονικόσ. (various references)

Hungarian		szász. (various references)

Italian		sassone. (various references)

Manx		Sostynagh (English, Englishman, Englishwoman, Sassenach), Sostnagh (Anglo-Saxon, Briton, English, Englishman, Englishwoman, Limey). (various references)

Pig Latin		axonsay

Portuguese		saxão, teutônico (teutonic), anglo-saxão (Anglo-saxon). (various references)

Romanian		scoţian din sudul scoţiei, saxon, locuitor al saxoniei, limba anglo-saxonã (Anglo-saxon). (various references)

Russian		саксонский, сакс (sax), древнесаксонский язык. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		saksonski jezik, saksonski, saksonac. (various references)

Spanish		sajón. (various references)

Swedish		saxare, anglosaxare (Anglo-saxon). (various references)

Thai		ชาวอังกฤษในศตวรรษที่ 5 และ 6, � าษาอังกฤษโบรา�". (various references)

Turkish		saksonca ile ilgili, sakson dili, sakson, anglosakson (Anglo-saxon). (various references)

Ukranian		старосаксонська мова, старосаксонський, саксонець, сакс, германського походження, англосаксонський, англосакс. (various references)

Vietnamese		người Xắc-xông tiếng Xắc-xông. (various references)

Welsh		Sais (Englishman, Sassenach). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Saxon

Language	Period	Translations
Old English	450-1100	Middel-Seaxe. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Saxon

Derivations
	Words beginning with "Saxon": saxonies, saxony. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Saxon" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Ascon, Laxon, Maxon, Saadoun, sabon, Sadoon, Safon, Saksena, Sanon, saxen, Saxene, saxo, Saxondum, Saxonica, Saxonum, saxor, sazon, Sazonov, Sebon, sexon, Sezon, Shaxson, Soxon. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Saxon

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: axons.
	Words within the letters "a-n-o-s-x"
	-1 letter: axon, naos.
	-2 letters: nos, ons, sax, son, sox.
	-3 letters: an, as, ax, na, no, on, os, ox, so.
	Words containing the letters "a-n-o-s-x"
	+1 letter: axions, axones, saxony, taxons.
	+2 letters: anoxias, anxious, claxons, dioxans, hexosan, klaxons, sandbox, saxhorn.
	+3 letters: alloxans, axonemes, coxswain, dioxanes, hexagons, hexosans, monaxons, nontaxes, oxazines, oxidants, sardonyx, saxhorns, saxonies, siloxane, subtaxon, xanthous.
	+4 letters: anatoxins, anorexias, anorexics, anorexies, anoxemias, anxiously, bandboxes, coannexes, coxswains, exactions, expandors, expansion, fixations, flexagons, gloxinias, laxations, luxations, naloxones, neuraxons, nonsexual, sandboxes, saxitoxin, saxophone, siloxanes, subtaxons, taxations, toxicants, vexations, xanthomas, xanthones.
	+5 letters: aflatoxins, antitoxins, autosexing, chronaxies, coxswained, excisional, exhaustion, exodontias, exonerates, expansions, expiations, extraneous, exudations, hexokinase, oxacillins, oxidations, oxygenates, sardonyxes, saxitoxins, saxophones, saxophonic, tamoxifens, taxonomies, taxonomist, toxaphenes, xenogamies, xenografts.
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