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Saxe

/sæks/

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common/sæks/

Saxe proper noun: saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.

Proper noun

Saxe

  1. (attributive, in-compounds) Saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany
    • The Intentioun of the Empreour is sic, that he will put from the Impyre, the Palsgraue and Duke August of Saxe […]1572, The copie of the Proclamatioun set furth be the kingis Maiestie and his Counsall, for ane Conuentioun of the Professouris of the trew Religioun within the Realme […]
    • When Luther rose, the Duke of Saxe, being moved of God, did receive the Reformation peaceably into his principalities, without any force, and his examples was followed by other Princes and free cities […]1669, [Gilbert Burnet], A Modest and Free Conference Betwixt a Conformist and a Non-conformist […], page 17
  2. A surname from the Germanic languages.

Noun

Saxe (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A German albumenized paper used in photography.

Origin of Saxe

Seemingly a combination of influences: Middle English Saxe (“the Saxons”) (from Old English Seaxe), Middle French Saxe (“Saxony”), and German Sachsen (“Saxony”) and Sachse (“a Saxon”) itself, rewritten with x (compare regional German Saxen). The form Saxẽ (i.e., Saxen) is found in some Early Modern sources. The surname is also partly from German Sachs, itself a variant of Sachse; a variant of Dutch Sas (literally “Saxon”), a cognate; and Middle English Saxe, a personal name from Old Norse Saxi, from sax (“one-edged sword”). All of these ultimately lead back to Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“dagger, knife”). Doublet of Sachs, Sax, Sas, and Sachse.

Words formed from Saxe

Phrases with Saxe

Questions about Saxe

What does Saxe mean?
Saxe means saxony: A historical region and former duchy in north-central Germany.
What part of speech is Saxe?
Saxe can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Saxe?
Saxe is pronounced /sæks/.

Words near Saxe in the dictionary

  1. Saxbe fix
  2. saxboard
  3. saxboards
  4. Saxby
  5. Saxbys
  6. Saxe
  7. saxe blue
  8. saxe blues
  9. Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  10. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
  11. saxed

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