Anglian Definition

ăngglē-ən
adjective
Of or relating to East Anglia or to the Angles.
American Heritage
Of the Angles or their language or culture.
Webster's New World

Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people)

Wiktionary
Of or pertaining to East Anglia.
Wiktionary
noun
An Angle.
American Heritage
A member of the Angles.
Webster's New World
The Old English dialects of Mercia and Northumbria.
American Heritage
Old English as spoken in the dialects of Mercia and Northumbria.
Webster's New World

An Angle (member of a Germanic people)

Wiktionary
pronoun

An Old English dialect from Mercia or Northumbria.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Anglian

Noun

Singular:
Anglian
Plural:
anglians

Anglian Sentence Examples

  • Shortly afterwards, in 616, he was defeated and slain in battle on the river Idle by Edwin, who was assisted by the East Anglian king Raedwald.

  • In 660 he married his son Ecgfrith to ZEthelthryth, daughter of the East Anglian king Anna.

  • Bede states that Radwald was the son of Tytili, the son of Wuffa, from whom the East Anglian royal family derived their name Wuffingas.

  • In 673 Archbishop Theodore divided the East Anglian diocese into two, Elmham being the seat of the northern, Dunwich that of the southern bishop. A long blank follows in the history of this kingdom, until in 792 we find Offa of Mercia slaying iEthelberht, king of East Anglia, who is said to have been his son-in-law.

  • Swithhelm, the successor of Sigeberht, was on terms of friendship with the East Anglian royal house, King ZEthelwald being his sponsor at his baptism by Cedd.

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Words Starting With

AANANG

Words Ending With

NANIAN

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Anglian

Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AN & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With AN

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With A7 Letter Words Ending With N