West Saxon west·sa·xon uncommon noun 1. an inhabitant of Wessex SynonymsWest Saxon 2. a literary dialect of Old English SynonymsWest Saxon 3. a dialect of Middle English SynonymsSouthwesternWest Saxon Related words Broader terms Middle EnglishOld EnglishSaxon WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.