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[xmanfe1999]

Hi! I'm reading "the winter king" by Bernard Cornwell, and if he explains the meaning of the word "wealhas" that later became "Welsh", he does not translante the word "Sa�s" which was originally the name of Saxons in Britain. Does anyone know it? Thank you!

[Quizmonster]

You seem to have answered your own question. 'Saisne' was the Old French word - derived from the Latin word 'Saxones' - for the people we now call in English the 'Saxons'. Basically, therefore, 'Sais' translates as 'Saxon'.

[Octavius]

Although correct, I believe Sais was the word the Welsh used for Saxons in the book. Although today, the welsh word Sais from the word Saeson is used for Englishmen generally.

[Quizmonster]

It would appear to be just a variant of 'sassenach', the Scottish (Gaelic) word for a southerner, Saxon or Englishman, using the same S/S/N sound-sequence.