Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semi-saxon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: semi-sax-on
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Late Old English and early Middle English, perceived as a language intermediate between Anglo-Saxon and English and belonging to the period from 1100 to either c. 1200, 1230, or 1250 (depending on the author).

Obsolete

adj

Relating to Late Old English and early Middle English, the form of the English language belonging to the period from 1100 to either c. 1200, 1230, or 1250 (depending on the author).

Obsolete

name

Alternative letter-case form of Semi-Saxon.

Etymology

From semi- + Saxon.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does semi-saxon mean?: Late Old English and early Middle English, perceived as a language intermediate between Anglo-Saxon and English and belonging to the period from 1100 to either c. 1200, 1230, or 1250 (depending on the author).
Where does semi-saxon come from?: From semi- + Saxon.

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