West Saxon

proper noun

A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the kingdom of Wessex.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A dialect of Old English that was spoken in the kingdom of Wessex.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

West Saxon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Saxon

MLA

“West Saxon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Saxon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “West Saxon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/West%20Saxon.

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