Definitions for Mercian

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Mercian Mer·ci·an

Spelling: [mur-shee-uh n, -shuh n]

IPA: /ˈmɜr ʃi ən, -ʃən/

Mercian is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 275 anagrams from letters in Mercian (aceimnr).

Definitions for Mercian

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
2. the dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia.

adjective

1. of or relating to Mercia, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

Origin of Mercian

First recorded in 1505-15; Merci(a) + -an

Examples for Mercian

Hence the Mercian King must then have been the overlord of London.

Also probably the name Eawa, in the genealogy of the Mercian kings.

Hence the Mercian king must then have been the overlord of London.

In 756 Offa, the greatest of the Mercian kings, ascended the throne.

He is dethroned by the Mercian King, and lives an exile in a Christian land.

This is confirmed by the present state of the Mercian dialects.

To the west of the church are a quadrangular A Mercian King.

Original political relations—Mercian rather than Northumbrian.

It is exceedingly difficult to say with any certainty what forms are "Mercian" and what "Kentish."

Nevertheless its character is said to be West Saxon rather than Mercian.