sakser

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɑɡ̊sɐ]

Etymology 1

Obsolete form sakse, from Old Norse saxar pl, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs.

Noun

sakser c (singular definite sakseren, plural indefinite saksere)

1. (historical) a Saxon (member of a Germanic people in Northern Europe)
2. a Saxon (person from Sachsen (Saxony) in modern Germany)

Inflection

Declension of sakser

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sakser	sakseren	saksere	sakserne
genitive	saksers	sakserens	sakseres	saksernes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

sakser

1. present tense of sakse

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

sakser m or f

1. indefinite plural of saks

Etymology 2

From Old Norse saxar pl

Noun

sakser m (definite singular sakseren, indefinite plural saksere, definite plural sakserne)

1. (historical) a Saxon (member of a Germanic people in Northern Europe)
2. a Saxon (person from Sachsen (Saxony) in modern Germany)

Derived terms

• angelsakser

Related terms

• saksisk

See also

• saksar (Nynorsk)

References

• “sakser” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sakser” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sakser f

1. indefinite plural of saks