adjective
noun
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the dialect of Old and Middle English spoken in the Midlands of England south of the River Humber
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a native or inhabitant of Mercia See also Anglian Northumbrian
Etymology
Origin of Mercian
Example Sentences
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His dynastic claim was that he was a descendant of Eowa, the brother of Penda, a great Mercian warrior who had lived a hundred years before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“He faced dissatisfaction with the actions of his father on the part of several major figures, as well as unrest in several areas brought into the Mercian fold by Offa.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Derby-based Mercian Cycles hand-built the one-off custom bike specifically for the cycling challenge, which raised more than £4m for charity even before the bike sale.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Comrades from the Mercian Regiment found him cowering under his bed in his full British Army combat gear.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
Jaenberht, archbishop of Canterbury, was forced to submit to the partition of his province, the obedience of the Mercian and East Anglian bishops being apparently transferred to the new metropolitan.
From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William
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