Definition
Plural of Saxon; a member of a Germanic people who invaded England in the 5th-6th centuries and mixed with other groups to form Anglo-Saxon culture.
Etymology
From Latin 'Saxones,' possibly from 'seax' (Saxon knife/sword). The people were named for their weapons or for a region called Saxony in modern Germany.
Kelly Says
The Saxons gave England its name—'Angle-land' became 'England' because they were one of three Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) who invaded. Their language evolved into Old English, the ancestor of modern English.
Translations
ARالعربية
ساكسون
sa-k-sun
CSČeština
Saskoni
sas-ko-nee
DEDeutsch
Sachsen
ZAK-sen
ELΕλληνικά
Σάξονες
sak-son-es
ESEspañol
sajones
sah-HOH-nes
FISuomi
saksalaisia
sak-sa-lai-sia
HEעברית
סקסונים
sa-kshonim
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sachsen
sak-sen
ITItaliano
Sassoni
sa-SSO-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
Sachsen
sak-sen
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်စမ်း
sɛk-sɛ́m
NLNederlands
Saksen
sak-sen
NONorsk
saksere
sak-se-re
PTPortuguês
saxões
sa-SHOE-es
RORomână
saxoni
sa-kohn-ee
RUРусский
Саксоны
sak-sO-ny
SVSvenska
sachsen
sak-sen
SWKiswahili
Wasakson
wa-sak-son
TAதமிழ்
சாக்சன்
sa-ak-san
TEతెలుగు
సాక్సన్లు
sa-ks-n-lu
THไทย
ชาวซัคเซิน
chaaw sak-sen
TRTürkçe
Saksonlar
sak-son-lar
UKУкраїнська
саксони
sak-so-ni
VITiếng Việt
người Saxonia
ngoi sa-k-so-nia