WEST SAXON


Meaning of WEST SAXON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 14th century

1. : a member or a descendant of the Saxons who occupied England largely south of the Thames, west of the Downs, and east of Dartmoor

2. : a dialect of Old English used as the chief literary dialect in England before the Norman Conquest

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