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Saxish

Syllables: Sax·ish/ˈsæk.sɪʃ/

Saxish adjective: saxon.

Adjective

Saxish (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Saxon.

Origin of Saxish

Inherited from Middle English Saxish, from Old English *Seaxisc (attested in Sūþseaxisċ), from Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz.

Questions about Saxish

What does Saxish mean?
Saxish means saxon.
What part of speech is Saxish?
Saxish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Saxish?
Saxish is pronounced /ˈsæk.sɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near Saxish in the dictionary

  1. saxing
  2. saxion
  3. saxionic
  4. saxions
  5. Saxis
  6. Saxish
  7. saxist
  8. saxists
  9. saxitoxin
  10. saxitoxins
  11. saxman

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