Anglian

[ ang-glee-uhn ]

/ ˈæŋ gli ən /

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adjective

Also Anglic. of or relating to the Angles or to East Anglia.

noun

an Angle.

the northern and central group of Old English dialects, spoken in Northumbria and Mercia.

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Origin of Anglian

First recorded in 1720–30; Angli(a) + -an

Words nearby Anglian

Angleton, angletwitch, anglewing, angleworm, Anglia, Anglian, Anglic, Anglican, Anglican chant, Anglican Church, Anglican Communion

How to use Anglian in a sentence

In some cases our East Anglian dialect is merely a survival of old English, as when we say ‘axe’ for ‘ask.’
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
An M.P., who shall be nameless, supplies me with an apt illustration of East Anglian dialect.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
As a town, it is more prettily situated than are most East Anglian villages and towns.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie
In all the East Anglian meeting-houses fifty years ago such men abounded.
East Anglia|J. Ewing Ritchie

There is nothing peculiar, then, in the fact that Beowulf celebrates heroes who were not of Anglian birth.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Anglian

Anglian

/ (ˈæŋɡlɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to the Angles or to the Anglian dialects of Old English

noun

the group of Old and Middle English dialects spoken in the Midlands and the north of England, divided into Mercian and NorthumbrianSee also Kentish, West Saxon