Saxon as a demonym Celtic languages In the Celtic languages, the words designating English nationality derive from the Latin word . The most prominent example, a loanword in English from Scottish Gaelic (older spelling: ), is the word , used by Scots-, Scottish English- and Gaelic-speakers in the 21st century as a racially pejorative term for an English person and, traditionally, to the English-speaking lowlanders of Scotland. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gives 1771 as the date of the earliest written use of the word in English. The Gaelic name for England is (older spelling: , genitive: ), and (formed with a common adjective suffix ) means 'English' in reference to people and things, though not when naming the English language, which is .
Saxon as a demonym Celtic languages In the Celtic languages the words designating English nationality derive from the Latin word  The most prominent example a loanword in English from Scottish Gaelic (older spelling ) is the word  used by Scots- Scottish English- and Gaelic-speakers in the 21st century as a racially pejorative term for an English person and traditionally to the English-speaking lowlanders of Scotland The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) gives 1771 as the date of the earliest written use of the word in English The Gaelic name for England is (older spelling  genitive ) and (formed with a common adjective suffix ) means 'English' in reference to people and things though not when naming the English language which is 