old saxon in English
These men came from three nations of Germany: from the Old Saxons , from the Angles, from the Jutes.
I'm assuming there are high degrees of overlap between Old Saxon and Old English
In the Heliand, a ninth-century Old Saxon alliterative verse retelling of the gospel, Christ teaches his disciples the secret runes that God spoke in the beginning when he called the world into being.
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1. All from Proto-Germanic *Biton (source also of Old Saxon Biti, Old Norse Bit
2. Compare Old Frisian Bifara, Old Saxon biforan, Old High German bifora, German bevor.
3. From Old Swedish behalda, Beholda, from Middle Low German beholden, from Old Saxon bihaldan
4. The Old High German and Old Saxon corpus of Stabreim or alliterative verse is small.
5. The name originates from mett, either meaning "chopped pork meat without bacon", or the Old Saxon meti, meaning "food".
6. The name is derived from Low German mett for "chopped pork meat without bacon", or Old Saxon meti for "food".
7. Similar formation in Old Saxon bigitan, Old High German pigezzan, Gothic bigitan "to get, obtain." Related: Begot; Begotten.
8. 24 Most come to see its solid thousand-year-old Saxon tower, decorated with spindly arcading, like half-timbering in stone.
9. Bochum (Westphalian: Baukem, Old Saxon: Boc-hem) is a city in the Ruhr area of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
10. From Middle English behinde, Behinden, from Old English behindan (“on the back side of, behind”), equivalent to be-+ hind.Compare Old Saxon bihindan (“behind”, adverb), Middle High German behinter (“behind; back”).
11. It is related to the Old Saxon and Old High German busc, Dutch bosch, bos, German Busch, as well as to the Old Norse Buskr and the Danish busk (all of these mean ‘bush’)
12. Cognate with Old Frisian ēvend, Old Saxon avand, āƀand (Low Low German Avend), Old Dutch avont (Dutch avond), Old High German āband (German Abend), Old Norse aptann, aptunn, eptann (Danish aften, Swedish afton)
13. History and Etymology for Burial. Middle English beriel, berial, back-formation from beriels (taken as a plural), from Old English byrgels; akin to Old Saxon burgisli tomb, Old English byrgan to bury — more at bury. …
14. Some features in the first section reflect the language and idiom of Germanic epic poetry, using alliteration and poetic formulae known from the Anglo-Saxon and Old Saxon traditions (manno miltisto, dat gafregin ih).
15. Beset (v.) Old English Besettan "to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege," from Proto-Germanic *bisatjan (source also of Old Saxon bisettjan, Dutch bezetten, Old High German bisezzan, German besetzen, Gothic bisatjan); see be-+ set (v.)
16. Beset (v.) Old English Besettan "to put, place; own, keep; occupy, settle; cover, surround with, besiege," from Proto-Germanic *bisatjan (source also of Old Saxon bisettjan, Dutch bezetten, Old High German bisezzan, German Besetzen, Gothic bisatjan); see be-+ set (v.)
17. Bloody (adj.) "of the nature of blood, pertaining to blood, bleeding, covered in blood," Old English blodig, adjective from blod (see blood).Common Germanic, compare Old Frisian blodich, Old Saxon blôdag, Dutch bloedig, Old High German bluotag, German blutig.From late 14c
18. Crow (n.) general common name of birds of the genus Corvus (the larger sort being sometimes called ravens), Old English crawe, which is held to be imitative of the bird's cry.Compare Old Saxon kraia, Dutch kraai, Old High German chraja, German Kräke.
19. Bairn (n.) "child" (of either gender or any age), "son or daughter," Old English bearn "child, son, descendant," from Proto-Germanic *barnan (source also of Old Saxon barn, Old Frisian bern, Old High German barn "child;" lost in modern German and
20. Bairn (n.) "child" (of either gender or any age), "son or daughter," Old English bearn "child, son, descendant," from Proto-Germanic *barnan (source also of Old Saxon barn, Old Frisian bern, Old High German barn "child;" lost in modern German and Dutch), from PIE root *bher- …
21. Bide (v.) Old English bidan "to stay, continue, live, remain," also "to trust, rely," from Proto-Germanic *bidan "to await" (source also of Old Norse biða, Old Saxon bidan, Old Frisian bidia, Middle Dutch Biden, Old High German bitan, Gothic beidan "to wait"), which is of uncertain origin
22. Beckon (v.) Old English gebecnian (West Saxon beacnian) "to make a mute sign, signal by a nod or gesture," from Proto-Germanic *bauknjan (source also of Old Saxon boknian, Old High German bouhnen), from PIE root *bha-(1) "to shine" (compare beacon).Related: Beckoned; beckoning.The noun is attested from 1718, from the verb.
23. From Middle English above, Aboven, abuven, from Old English ābufan, onbufan, from a (“on”) + bufan (“over”), (akin to Icelandic ofan (“from above”), Middle Dutch bōven, Old Frisian bova, Middle High German bobene) from bī (“by”) + ufan (“over”); also cognate with Danish oven, Dutch boven, German oben, Swedish ovan, Old Saxon oƀan, Old High German obana.
24. From Middle English Atheling, from Old English æþeling ("son of a king, man of royal blood, nobleman, chief, prince, king, Christ, God, man, hero, saint"), from Proto-Germanic *aþalingaz (“prince, nobleman”), equivalent to athel + -ing.Cognate with Old Frisian etheling, edling, Old Saxon edhiling, Old High German adaling, Medieval Latin adalingus, adelingus (from Germanic).
25. Begga and from a purported, reconstructed Old Saxon word *beggen, "to beg" or "to pray", have also been discredited.[4] The origin of the movement's name continues to be uncertain, as are the dates for the beginning of the movement itself.[5][6] There is likewise no evidence that Beguines ever formed part of the Cathar heretical groups
26. Almighty (adj.) Old English ælmihtig "all-powerful," also a by-name of God; compound of æl (see all) + mihtig (see mighty); common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon alomahtig, Old High German alamahtic, German allmächtig, Old Norse almattigr), perhaps an early Germanic loan-translation of Latin omnipotens (see omnipotent).Originally only of deities; general use is by late 14c.
27. Baleful (adj.) Old English bealufull "dire, wicked, cruel," with -ful + bealu "harm, injury, ruin, evil, mischief, wickedness, a noxious thing," from Proto-Germanic *balu- (source also of Old Saxon balu, Old Frisian balu "evil," Old High German balo "destruction," Old Norse bol, Gothic balwjan "to torment"), a word of uncertain etymology.
28. 1200, from Old English gamen "joy, fun; game, amusement," common Germanic (cognates: Old Frisian game "joy, glee," Old Norse gaman "game, sport; pleasure, amusement," Old Saxon gaman, Old High German gaman "sport, merriment," Danish gamen, Swedish gamman "merriment"), said to be identical with Gothic gaman "participation, communion," from Proto-Germanic *ga-collective prefix
29. Blithe (adj.) Old English bliþe "joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant," from Proto-Germanic *blithiz "gentle, kind" (source also of Old Saxon bliði "bright, happy," Middle Dutch blide, Dutch blijde, Old Norse bliðr "mild, gentle," Old High German blidi "gay, friendly," Gothic bleiþs "kind, friendly, merciful")
30. 1944, from a specialized use in psychology of German Angst "neurotic fear, anxiety, guilt, remorse," from Old High German Angust, from Proto-Germanic *Angustu- (source also of Old Frisian ongost, Old High German Angust, Middle Dutch ancst "fear," also Old English enge, Old Saxon engi, Gothic aggwus "narrow"), from PIE *anghosti-, suffixed form of root *angh-"tight, painfully
31. Beaver (n.1) "large amphibious quadruped rodent of the genus Castor," Old English beofor, befer (earlier bebr), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (source also of Old Saxon bibar, Old Norse bjorr, Middle Dutch and Dutch bever, Low German bever, Old High German bibar, German Biber), from PIE *bhebhrus, reduplication of root *bher-(2) "bright; brown" (source also of Lithuanian bebrus, Czech bobr, Welsh
32. Come (v.) elementary intransitive verb of motion, Old English cuman "to move with the purpose of reaching, or so as to reach, some point; to arrive by movement or progression;" also "move into view, appear, beCome perceptible; Come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem-(source also of Old Saxon
33. Angst (n.) 1944, from a specialized use in psychology of German Angst "neurotic fear, anxiety, guilt, remorse," from Old High German Angust, from Proto-Germanic *Angustu-(source also of Old Frisian ongost, Old High German Angust, Middle Dutch ancst "fear," also Old English enge, Old Saxon engi, Gothic aggwus "narrow"), from PIE *anghosti-, suffixed form of root *angh-"tight, painfully
34. Elf (n.) "one of a race of powerful supernatural beings in Germanic folklore," Old English elf (Mercian, Kentish), ælf (Northumbrian), ylfe (plural, West Saxon) "sprite, fairy, goblin, incubus," from Proto-Germanic *albiz (source also of Old Saxon alf, Old Norse alfr, German alp "evil spirit, goblin, incubus"), origin unknown; according to Watkins, possibly from PIE *Albho-"white."
35. Acre (n.) Old English æcer "tilled field, open land," from Proto-Germanic *akraz "field, pasture" (source also of Old Norse akr, Old Saxon akkar, Old Frisian ekker, Middle Dutch acker, Dutch akker, Old High German achar, German acker, Gothic akrs "field"), from PIE root *agro-"field." "[O]riginally 'open country, untenanted land, forest'; then, with advance in the agricultural state
36. Ass (n.1) solid ungulate quadruped beast of burden of the horse kind, but smaller and with long ears and a short mane, native to southwest Asia, Old English Assa (Old Northumbrian Assal, Assald) "he-Ass."The English word is cognate with Old Saxon esil, Dutch ezel, Old High German esil, German Esel, Gothic asilus, and, beyond Germanic, Lithuanian asilas, Old Church Slavonic osl, Russian oselŭ
37. Birch (n.) "hardy, slender northern forest tree noted for its white bark," Old English berc, beorc (also the name of the rune for "b"), from Proto-Germanic *berkjon (source also of Old Saxon birka, Old Norse börk, Danish birk, Swedish and Icelandic björk (which is also a girl's given name), Middle Dutch berke, Dutch berk, Old High German birihha, German Birke), from PIE *bhergo (source also
38. Ale (n.) "intoxicating liquor made by malt fermentation," Old English ealu "Ale, beer," from Proto-Germanic *aluth-(source also of Old Saxon alo, Old Norse öl), which is of uncertain origin.Perhaps from a PIE root meaning "bitter" (source also of Latin alumen "alum"), or from PIE *alu-t "Ale," from root *alu-, which has connotations of "sorcery, magic, possession, and intoxication" [Watkins].
39. Comb (n.) Old English camb (later Anglian Comb) "thin strip of toothed, stiff material" (for dressing the hair), also "fleshy crest growing on the head of the domestic fowl" (so called for its serrations), hence "crest of a hat, helmet, etc.;" also "honeyComb" (for which see honeyComb (n.)) , from Proto-Germanic *kambaz (source also of Old Saxon and Old High German camb, German Kamm, Middle
40. Bury (v.) Old English byrgan "to raise a mound, hide, enclose in a grave or tomb, inter," akin to beorgan "to shelter," from Proto-Germanic *burzjan-"protection, shelter" (source also of Old Saxon bergan, Dutch bergen, Old Norse bjarga, Swedish berga, Old High German bergan "protect, shelter, conceal," German bergen, Gothic bairgan "to save, preserve"), from PIE root *bhergh-(1) "to hide
41. Bosom (n.) Old English bosm "breast; womb; surface; ship's hold," from West Germanic *bōsmaz (source also of Old Frisian bosm, Old Saxon Bosom, Middle Dutch boesem, Dutch boezem, Old High German buosam, German Busen "Bosom, breast"), perhaps from PIE root *bhou-"to grow, swell," or *bhaghus "arm" (in which case the primary notion would be "enclosure formed by the breast and the arms"), or
42. Belief (n.) late 12c., bileave, "confidence reposed in a person or thing; faith in a religion," replacing Old English geleafa "Belief, faith," from West Germanic *ga-laubon "to hold dear, esteem, trust" (source also of Old Saxon gilobo, Middle Dutch gelove, Old High German giloubo, German Glaube), from *galaub-"dear, esteemed," from intensive prefix *ga-+ PIE root *leubh-"to care, desire, love."
43. Arse (n.) "buttocks, hinder part of an animal," Old English ærs "tail, rump," from Proto-Germanic *arsoz (source also of Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse ars, Middle Dutch ærs, German Arsch "buttock"), from PIE root *ors-"buttock, backside" (source also of Greek orros "tail, rump, base of the spine," Hittite arrash, Armenian or "buttock," Old Irish err "tail").
44. Atheling (n.) "member of a noble family," Old English æðling, from æðel "noble family, race, ancestry; nobility, honor," related to Old English æðele "noble," from Proto-Germanic *athala-(cognates: Old Frisian edila "(great-)grandfather," Old Saxon athali "noble descent, property," Old High German adal "noble family"), which is perhaps from PIE *at-al-"race, family," from *at(i)-"over