Meaning Of The Word West Saxon

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West Saxon in British English (in Anglo-Saxon England)
the Old English dialect of the West Saxons, the major literary dialect of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex before the Conquest
adjective: of or pertaining to the West Saxons or their dialect
adjective: of or relating to Wessex, its inhabitants, or their dialect
noun: the dialect of Old English spoken in Wessex: the chief literary dialect of Old English
noun: the Old English dialect of the West Saxon kingdom, dominant after a. d. c850 and the medium of nearly all the literary remains of Old English

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