Saxonical

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adjective

Pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language.

OriginLatin Saxonicus →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveSaxonical (comparative more Saxonical, superlative most Saxonical)

comparative more Saxonical · superlative most Saxonical · alternative Saxonicall

  1. obsoletePertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language.

    Shall we (sayd he,) not Iudge it, some parte of Wisdome, to Imitate carefully, in some little Proportion, (though not with so many Thousands,) the prosperous Pastimes of Peaceable King Edgar, that Saxonicall Alexander?

    1577, John Dee, Perfect Arte of Navigation
  2. obsoletePertaining to Saxony.

Origin

  1. LatinSaxonicus“Saxon”
  2. EnglishSaxonical

From medieval Latin Saxonicus (“Saxon”) + -al. Compare Saxonic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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