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Anglo-Saxon language vs West Saxon

West Saxon vs Anglo-Saxon language

Anglo-Saxon language and West Saxon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Anglo-Saxon language Yes No No No
West Saxon Yes No No No
As nouns, West Saxon is a hyponym of Anglo-Saxon language; that is, West Saxon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Anglo-Saxon language:
  • Anglo-Saxon language: English prior to about 1100
  • West Saxon: a literary dialect of Old English
Other hyponyms of Anglo-Saxon language include Anglian, Jutish, Kentish.
Anglo-Saxon language (noun) West Saxon (noun)
English prior to about 1100 a literary dialect of Old English
a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames
an inhabitant of Wessex
Difference between Anglo-Saxon language and West Saxon

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