Friso-Saxon

adjective

Belonging to a group of West Germanic dialects found around the North Sea coast of the Netherlands and Germany, in an area historically known as Frisia.

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Meanings

adjectiveFriso-Saxon (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesBelonging to a group of West Germanic dialects found around the North Sea coast of the Netherlands and Germany, in an area historically known as Frisia.

Origin

From Frisia + Saxon, modelled after Anglo-Saxon. By surface analysis, Friso- + Saxon.

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Translations

Dutch Friso-Saksisch
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German friesisch-sächsisch
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Polish fryzyjsko-saksoński
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Cite this entry
APA

Friso-Saxon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friso-Saxon

MLA

“Friso-Saxon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friso-Saxon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friso-Saxon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friso-Saxon.

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