alfred the great
 

* 1.(849-899) king of Wessex (England) from 871 to 899* Noun1. king of Wessex defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)

English Related Words* a babe in the woods

* a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

* a blot on the landscape

* a bolt from the blue

* a brand from the burning

* a buck of the first head

* a bun in the oven

* a cast of the eye

* a chip of the old block

* a chip off the old block

* a dog in the manger

* a drain on the resources

* a drop in the bucket

* a face like the back of a bus

* a feast for the eyes