Wessex
English
Etymology
From Middle English Wessex, from Old English Wes-Seaxna, West-Seaxe, West-Seaxan (“Wessex”, literally “west Saxons”), from Old English west + Seaxe, land of the West Saxons.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɛs.ɪks/
Proper noun
Wessex
- One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.