sassenach

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sassenach^¹

/ˈsæs.ə.næk/ England
/ˈsas.ə.nax/ Scotland

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Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”).

noun sassenachs · Sassenach · sasanach

Scotland, derogatory An English person. 'I distinctly heard the barman at that pub last night refer to us as Sassenachs.' 'Well, why not?' said Frank equably. 'It only means "Englishman", after all, or at worst, outsider and we're all of that.' 'I know what it means. It was the tone I objected to.'
Scotland, derogatory A Lowland Scot. But the Sassenach tried to starve the nation at home while the land was full of crops that the British hyenas bought and sold in Rio de Janeiro.

Sassenach^²

noun Sassenachs

alternative Alternative form of sassenach Shinty, once a battle royal between villages, is still a far tougher game than hockey, its nearest Sassenach equivalent.

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noun English person

Deutsch	Engländer

noun Lowland Scot

Deutsch	Lowlander, Tieflandschotte

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@misc{sassenach_2026,
  title = {sassenach},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sassenach},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}