West Saxon — West Saxon, primarily spoken in Wessex, was one of four distinct dialects of Old English. The three others were Kentish, Mercian and Northumbrian (the latter two known as the Anglian dialects).There were two stages of the West Saxon dialect:… … Wikipedia
West Saxon — West′ Sax′on n. 1) peo a native or inhabitant of Wessex 2) peo the Old English dialect of Wessex: the standard written language of Anglo Saxon England after c850 and the medium of nearly all the literary remains of Old English 3) peo of or… … From formal English to slang
West Saxon — n. 1. the Old English dialect of the West Saxons, the major literary dialect of the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Wessex before the Conquest 2. a person born or living in Wessex (the kingdom) … English World dictionary
west saxon lage — The laws of the West Saxons, who lived in the southern and western counties of England, from Kent to Devonshire, during the Anglo Saxon period. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. West saxon lage … Law dictionary
West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau — Infobox University name = West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau native name = Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (FH) established = 1897 type = Public endowment = president = Karl Friedrich Fischer chancellor = Dr. Joachim Körner… … Wikipedia
West Saxon — noun 1》 a native or inhabitant of the Anglo Saxon kingdom of Wessex. 2》 the dialect of Old English used by the West Saxons … English new terms dictionary
West Saxon — noun 1. an inhabitant of Wessex • Hypernyms: ↑Saxon 2. a literary dialect of Old English • Hypernyms: ↑Old English, ↑Anglo Saxon 3. a dialect of Middle English • Syn: ↑Southwestern … Useful english dictionary
West Saxon — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
West Saxon — /wɛst ˈsæksən/ (say west saksuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Wessex (def. 1). –noun 2. the dialect of Old English spoken in Wessex …
West Saxon Lage — The laws of the West Saxons, which obtained in the counties to the south and west of England, from Kent to Devonshire. Blackstone supposes these to have been much the same with the laws of Alfred, being the municipal law of the far most… … Black's law dictionary