Northumbrian

[ nawr-thuhm-bree-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Northumbria or Northumberland.

  2. the English dialect of Northumbria or Northumberland.

Origin of Northumbrian

1
First recorded in 1615–25; Northumbri(a) + -an

Words Nearby Northumbrian

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How to use Northumbrian in a sentence

  • A Northumbrian pointer showed a still more wonderful instance of the same sagacity.

  • Firm in his pele tower of ancient superiority, he is still convinced of the superiority of all things Northumbrian.

    Tales of Northumbria | Howard Pease
  • Just below Alston we once more set foot on Northumbrian soil.

  • In the eighth century Alcuin, the Northumbrian, quotes Ingeld as the typical hero of song.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
  • Now the very ancient Northumbrian pedigree also goes up, by a different route, to "Beldg," and gives him Woden for a father.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Northumbrian

Northumbrian

/ (nɔːˈθʌmbrɪən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the English county of Northumberland, its inhabitants, or their dialect of English

  2. of or relating to ancient Northumbria, its inhabitants, or their dialect

noun
    • the dialect of Old and Middle English spoken north of the River Humber: See also Anglian, Mercian

    • the dialect of Modern English spoken in Northumberland

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