Salian

[ sey-lee-uhn, seyl-yuhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or designating a Frankish people who lived in the region of the Rhine near the North Sea.

noun

1. a Salian Frank.

Salian

/ ˈseɪlɪən /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to a group of Franks (the Salii ) who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century ad and later conquered large areas of Gaul, esp in the north

noun

1. a member of this group

Word History and Origins

Origin of Salian¹

1605–15; < Late Latin Sali ( ī ) (plural) tribal name + -an

Example Sentences

For five years the young Salian chieftain lived in peace with his neighbours.

From Project Gutenberg

This, however, still leaves open the question as to what is the origin of Salian.

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Born in 466, he succeeded his father, Childeric, as one of the kings of the Salian Franks in 481.

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But this invasion of the so-called Salian Franks, never retreats again.

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One Childeric, whose career opens in saga and ends in history, was king or hereditary leader of a part of the Salian Franks.

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