▁Dor set ▁dialect ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁ancient ▁Nor se ▁and ▁Sax on . ▁The ▁Sax on ▁inv aders ▁that ▁land ed ▁in ▁Dor set ▁and ▁Ham pshire ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century , ▁ha iled ▁from ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Den mark ▁and ▁the ▁Sax on ▁islands ▁of ▁Hel ig ol and , ▁Bus en ▁and ▁Nord str and . ▁The ▁dialect ▁of ▁the ▁Sax ons ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁W esse x ▁was ▁very ▁different ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁Sax ons ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁south - east ▁of ▁England , ▁being ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁their ▁Dan ish ▁neighb ours . ▁The ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁Chron icle ▁records ▁that ▁J utes ▁occupied ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁the ▁Sax ons ▁arrived ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁old ▁Nor se ▁words ▁ent rench ed ▁in ▁the ▁Dor set ▁language , ▁' d well ' ▁for ▁example . ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁Dor set ▁is ▁a ▁medium - s ized ▁county ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁West ▁of ▁England ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁distinct ▁acc ent ▁and ▁dialect . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁distinct ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁acc ent ▁include : ▁H - dro pping , ▁gl ott al isation , ▁r hot icity ▁and ▁acc ent u ated ▁v owel ▁sounds . ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁ ▁< div ▁style =" display : ▁inline - block ; ▁vertical - align : ▁top ; ▁margin - right : ▁ 1 em ;"> ▁ ▁V ow els ▁are