How similar are cousins English and Low Saxon?

Like English, Low Saxon stems from Old Saxon. So how similar are they? Have 1,500 years of history driven too big a wedge between them? Or can we still see the likeness? In this video, we'll be comparing notes. 00:00 intro 00:21 Vocabulary 00:53 Grammar: Past Participle 01:08 Pronunciation: Weak forms 02:03 Pronunciation: Rhoticity 02:47 Pronunciation: Syllabic Consonant 03:22 Verb + Subject Contraction 04:00 Fondness for 'Have' 04:19 Do something with Do 04:36 Plural Vowel Change