West Saxon
noun
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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“West Saxon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/West%20Saxon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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