Anglian

[ang-glee-uhn]

adjective

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

noun

1. an Angle.

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

ˈAnglian

/ ˈæŋɡlɪən /

adjective

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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈAnglian¹

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