MERCIAN


Meaning of MERCIAN in English

/merr"shee euhn, -sheuhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to Mercia, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

n.

2. a native or inhabitant of Mercia.

3. the dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia.

[ 1505-15; MERCI(A) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .