West-Saxon

The Norman Conquest put a stop to the progress of the West-Saxon dialect toward complete supremacy, restoring the dialects of the other parts of the island to their former positions of equal authority.

A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher

For literature, indeed, the West-Saxon period has very little permanent significance.

A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher

His dynasty did not last long, however, and at length the old West-Saxon line was restored in the person of Edward the Confessor

Early European History Hutton Webster

The fall of the kingdom of Mercia in 828 under the the onslaughts of Ecgberht the West-Saxon, have been laid to Wiglaf's untidy personal habits and his alleged mania for practical joking.

Love Conquers All Robert Benchley 1917

Against all this ardour of reform was the West-Saxon party, which included most of the saint's own relations and the Saxon nobles, and which was not entirely disinterested in its preference for established customs.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Conspiring with the leaders of the West-Saxon party she was soon able to turn his scholars against the abbot and before long induced Eadwig to confiscate all Dunstan's property in her favour.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Withred paid the full compensation — thirty thousand pounds of silver — and admitted the supremacy of the West-Saxon over all the country held by the English south of the Thames.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

As to English work, we may note two transcripts of the West-Saxon

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

He was a son of the underking Cenred and ascended the West-Saxon throne in 688, a year before the death of his predecessor Caedwalla.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

In october, 959, Eadwig died and his brother was readily accepted as ruler of the West-Saxon kingdom.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913