Nether-Saxon en · ADJ
Etymology
From nether- + Saxon, influenced by or a calque of German niedersächsisch (as a noun Niedersächsisch) and similar terms in Dutch (Nedersaksisch) and Low German.
Meanings
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Of or relating to the Low German tongue, people or culture.
Some of the same songs are, it is said, to be found in the Thuringian dialect in a MS. collection at Jena. Kinderling, in his history of the Plattdeutsch, Nether-Saxon, or Low-German tongue [...]
1825, Edgar Taylor, Sarah Austin, Lays of the minnesingers or German troubadours, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Nether-Saxon | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Nether Saxon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Nethersaxon | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| most Nether-Saxon | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |