Anglian

[ ang-glee-uh n ]

/ ˈæŋ gli ən /

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

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Examples from the Web for anglian

Nobody here calls it "brook," as in the Saxon south, nor "burn," as in the Anglian north.
The Book of Coniston|William Gershom Collingwood
Tradition hath it that at the Anglian advent into this district, the worship of Woden was first set up in a grove at Wednesfield.
The Annals of Willenhall|Frederick William Hackwood
Out in the council chamber we left three of the Anglian thanes and three Mercian, who would act as guards for the night.
A King's Comrade|Charles Whistler
As the Anglian poet says, he is 'soldier and sailor too,' in other words, he epitomizes the army and navy.
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby

The foundation of the earlier Anglian settlements preceded the development of the great road system of England.
The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire|S. W. Partington

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

Anglian

"of the Angles," 1726; see Angle. The Old English word was Englisc, but as this came to be used in reference to the whole Germanic people of Britain, a new word was wanted to describe this one branch of them.