Mercian

English

Alternative forms

• Mertian (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin Mercius + -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməːsɪən/, /ˈməːʃ(ə)n/

Noun

Mercian (plural Mercians)

1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.3:

     And comming forth shall spred his banner brave / Over the troubled South, that it shall make / The warlike Mertians for feare to quake […]

2. The dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia.

Adjective

Mercian (not comparable)

1. Of, from or relating to Mercia.

Translations

of, from or relating to Mercia

• Portuguese: mércio
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Crimean, carmine, ceriman, minecar