Meaning in like sort by the latter, the coast neere Andredeswald, which in time past was called Littus Calidonium of that wood or forrest, as Leland also confirmeth.
Littus ama, altum alii teneant=--Hug thou the shore, let others stand out to sea.
Putting this together it is safe to say that the whole line of coast from the Wash to the Southampton water was, in the reign of Honorius, if not earlier, a Littus Saxonicum--whatever may have been the import of that term.
The best measure, however, of the Saxon piracies is to be found in two terms, each of which has always commanded the attention of investigators--the names Saxones Bajocassini and Littus Saxonicum.
The Littus Saxonicum is a term in the Notitia Dignitatum, which appears in three places.
They came periodically and laid waste the coasts; and on account of them the inhabitants gave to this part of the land the name Littus Saxonicum.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "littus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
