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- [west sak-suh n]
- /wɛst ˈsæk sən/
- /west ˈsæk.sən/
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- [west sak-suh n]
- /wɛst ˈsæk sən/
Definitions of west saxon words
- noun west saxon 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. 1
- noun west saxon any of the English of the period before the Norman Conquest who lived in the region south of the Thames and west of Surrey and Sussex. 1
- noun west saxon a person whose native tongue was West Saxon. 1
- adjective west saxon of or relating to the West Saxons or their dialect. 1
- adjective west saxon of or relating to Wessex, its inhabitants, or their dialect 0
- noun west saxon the dialect of Old English spoken in Wessex: the chief literary dialect of Old English 0
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Origin of west saxon
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English, for Old English Westseaxan Wessex; see west, Saxon
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Parts of speech for West saxon
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west saxon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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