saxon

1. a member of a people that inhabited parts of central and northern Germany from Roman times, many of whom conquered and settled in much of southern England in the 5th–6th centuries.
2. the West Germanic language of the ancient Saxons.

1. relating to the Anglo-Saxons, their language (Old English), or their period of dominance in England (5th–11th centuries).
2. relating to Saxony or the continental Saxons or their language.

Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin and Greek Saxones (plural), of West Germanic origin; related to Old English Seaxan, Seaxe (plural), perhaps from the base of sax².