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

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for West Saxon

• relaxin
• ceftriaxone
• flaxen
• taxon
• waxen