West Saxon vs Old English
Old English vs West SaxonWest Saxon and Old English both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Saxon | Yes | No | No | No |
| Old English | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
Old English is a hypernym of
West Saxon; that is, Old English is a
word with a broader meaning than West Saxon:
- West Saxon: a literary dialect of Old English
- Old English: English prior to about 1100
Other hypernyms of West Saxon include
Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon language.
| West Saxon (noun) | Old English (noun) |
|---|---|
| a literary dialect of Old English | English prior to about 1100 |
| a dialect of Middle English, spoken in the area west of Sussex and south and southwest of the Thames | |
| an inhabitant of Wessex |
Words related to "West Saxon"
Words related to "Old English"
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