<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a member of a Germanic people in ancient times dwelling near the mouth of the Elbe, a portion of whom invaded and occupied parts of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.</li><li>the Old English dialects of the regions settled by the Saxons.</li><li>a native or inhabitant of Saxony in modern Germany.</li><li>an English person; Britisher.</li><li>an Anglo-Saxon.</li><li>(not in scholarly use) the Old English language.</li><li>a member of the royal house of Germany that ruled from 919 to 1024.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to the early Saxons or their language.</li><li>of or relating to Saxony in modern Germany.</li></ul>