ˌæŋɡloʊˈsæksən ˌæŋɡloʊˈsæksən of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language Anglo-Saxon poetry The Anglo-Saxon population of Scotland English prior to about 1100 a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestant’ in the ninth century the Vikings began raiding the Anglo-Saxons in Britain his ancestors were not just British, they were Anglo-Saxons