Anglo-Saxon (language)

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Scope note
The English language as spoken before ca. 1150. Anglo/Saxon is distinguished from Middle English in having a fully inflected grammar and relatively few direct lexical borrowings from French and Latin.
Anglo-Saxon
Accepted term: 02-Mar-2026