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Anglo-Saxon |
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Anglo-Saxon n 1. (Historical Terms) a member of any of the West Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that settled in Britain from the 5th century ad and were dominant until the Norman conquest 2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of these tribes See Old English 3. any White person whose native language is English and whose cultural affiliations are those common to Britain and the US 4. Informal plain blunt English, esp English containing taboo words adj
1. (Linguistics) forming part of the Germanic element in Modern English ``forget'' is an Anglo-Saxon word 2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language 3. of or relating to the White Protestant culture of Britain, Australia, and the US 4. Informal (of English speech or writing) plain and blunt 5. of or relating to Britain and the US, esp their common legal, political, and commercial cultures, as compared to continental Europe ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations Anglo-Saxon [ˈæŋgləʊˈsæksən] A. ADJ → anglosajón B. N 1. (= person) → anglosajón/ona m/f 2. (Ling) → anglosajón m ANGLO-SAXON La lengua anglosajona, Anglo-Saxon, también llamada Old English, se extendió en Inglaterra tras las invasiones de pueblos germánicos en el siglo V y continuó usándose hasta la conquista normanda de la isla. Hoy en día sigue siendo una parte importante del idioma inglés. Como ejemplos de palabras de origen anglosajón que aún se usan tenemos man, child, eat, love o harvest. El término se usa también para describir el mundo angloparlante, sobre todo si tiene su origen o está muy influido por costumbres inglesas, si bien hay personas de origen escocés, irlandés, galés o minorías étnicas que prefieren no usarlo. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "One way to horrify at least eight out of ten Anglo-Saxons is
to suggest their eating anything but the actual red fibrous meat of a
beast," writes M. 198-9]); both the Anglo-Saxons and the Scandinavians,
however, made extensive use of them (Page; Elliott), providing a nice
link between Tolkien's imaginary world and the real world that
occupied his scholarly life. Yet
there was considerable room even for Anglo-Saxons to improve. |
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