Mercian
Speech parts
1. Mercian - Noun
2. Mercian - Adjective
3. Mercian - Proper noun
Meaning
Mercian (plural Mercians)
(historical) A native or inhabitant of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
Mercian
The dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia.
Mercian (not comparable)
Of, from or relating to Mercia.
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Examples
A charter relating to land in Derbyshire, which appears to have been issued at a time in 925 when his authority had not yet been recognised outside Mercia, was witnessed only by Mercian bishops.
After 772, there is no further evidence of Mercian involvement in Sussex until c. 790, and it may be that Offa gained control of Sussex in the late 780s, as he did in Kent.
After Mercia was annexed by Wessex in the early 10th century, the West Saxon rulers divided it into shires modelled after their own system, cutting across traditional Mercian divisions.
Although there are many gaps in the evidence, it is clear that the seventh-century Mercian kings were formidable rulers who were able to exercise a wide-ranging overlordship from their Midland base.
At first Æthelstan behaved as a Mercian king.
Badge of the Mercian Regiment The silver double-headed eagle surmounted by a golden three-pronged Saxon crown has been used by several units of the British Army as a heraldic device for Mercia since 1958.