Northumbriann.adj.

Brit.

/nɔːˈθʌmbrɪən/, U.S.

/nɔrˈθəmbriən/

Forms: 1500s– Northumbrian, 1700s Northumbriane.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Northumber n., -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Northumber n. + -ian suffix.Compare Old English Norðhymbrisc (adjective; < Northumber n. + -ish suffix¹).

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria (cf. Northumber n.) (now historical). In recent use also: a native or inhabitant of Northumberland.The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria stretched from the River Humber to the Firth of Forth. More recently the name has been used for a smaller area in the extreme north-east of England, approximately equivalent to the county of Northumberland.

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NorthumbereOE

Northumbrian1752

Geordie1892

1531 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Chron. Scotl. (1941) II. x. v. 27 Athelstane..allegeand the said landis to pertene to his empyre..reft affoir fra Northumbrianis.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. ix. 303/2 The Conuersion of the Northumbrians to the imbracement of Christian Religion.

1752 Life Bernard Gilpin 207 These wild Northumbrians indeed went beyond the ferocity of their ancestors.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 111/2 The Northumbrians were anciently stigmatized as a savage, barbarous people.

1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) I. 56 The Scots..delayed their advance; and the Northumbrians..returned home.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 567/1 In physique the Northumbrian is stalwart and robust.

1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep ix. 179 The landlord was a big, slow-spoken Northumbrian.

1985 R. Hill No Man's Land iii. i. 268 The Northumbrian essayed a conciliatory grin.

2. The regional form of Old English used in ancient Northumbria.

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north country1698

west country1711

Yorkshire1717

Kenticism1735

English English1783

cockney1812

Cockneyese1823

East Angliana1825

Somersetian1825

Northumbrian1845

Norfolk1863

Kentish1866

Doric1870

Kensingtonian1911

Mummerset1915

Geordie1928

Hoxtoniana1935

scouse1963

mockney1967

Kensington1968

Liverpudlian1985

Jafaican2006

MLE2006

Multicultural London English2006

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > Old English > varieties of

West Saxon1834

Mercian1836

Anglian1875

Northumbrian1889

Alfredian1933

1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 125 The most extensive monument of pure Northumbrian which we possess.

1889 W. W. Skeat Gospels Introd. The other three Gospels are glossed in Old Northumbrian.

1975 Listener 28 Aug. 274/2 Swinburne made a serious attempt to write ballads in Northumbrian.

1991 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 29 332 The language..consisted of four major dialects: Northumbrian, Midland (or Mercian), West Saxon, Kentish.

B. adj.

Of or relating to ancient Northumbria (now historical). Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of Northumberland or its dialect.

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Kentisha1100

Norfolk1407

Northumbrian1602

Somersetian1612

Sussexian1612

Sussexan1614

East Anglian1622

Suffolkian1622

Yorkshire1683

Cumbrian1780

Cornubian1782

broad-acred1898

1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 368 [They] had sundrie ouerhands of the Northumbrian Danes.

1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxiv. 95 The Roule of these Northumbrian Kings.

a1652 R. Brome Queenes Exchange (1657) i. ii. l. 69 The Northumbrian Embassador now at Court..made hot love to you.

1729 J. Harvey Life R. Bruce iii. 184 Albion's white Cliffs soon gain the foreign Sails, And pour their Legions on Northumbrian Vales.

1776 D. Dalrymple Ann. Scotl. I. 7 Maerleswegen, Gospatrick, and other Northumbrian nobles.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. v. 110 The monsters of heraldry, embodied by the art of some Northumbrian chisel.

1845 R. Garnett in Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 78 This admixture of the Northmen in the population of the Northumbrian provinces.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §3. 25 The rough Northumbrian burr.

1934 F. C. Cornford Mountains & Molehills 53 Like the dead knights and nobles..Among Northumbrian boulders quite at rest.

1995 Holiday Which? Sept. 190/2 There's a good cheese shop—Northumbrian nettle cheese and other local specialities.

Derivatives

Norˈthumbrianism n. rare a word, pronunciation, etc., characteristic of Northumbrian English.

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Londonism1803

cockneyism1804

Englishism1804

Suffolkism1823

Borderism1839

Northumbrianism1845

Yorkshirism1849

Brummagism1858

southernism1920

northernism1942

1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 84 The Northumbrianisms swa, gude, sall, swilke, til.

1992 R. D. Fulk Hist. Old Eng. Meter i. 70 Although a cannot be excrescent in middan-, there does appear to be a Northumbrianism with an excrescent vowel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	northumbrian
释义	Northumbriann.adj. Brit. /nɔːˈθʌmbrɪən/, U.S. /nɔrˈθəmbriən/ Forms: 1500s– Northumbrian, 1700s Northumbriane. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Northumber n., -ian suffix. Etymology: < Northumber n. + -ian suffix.Compare Old English Norðhymbrisc (adjective; < Northumber n. + -ish suffix¹). A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria (cf. Northumber n.) (now historical). In recent use also: a native or inhabitant of Northumberland.The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria stretched from the River Humber to the Firth of Forth. More recently the name has been used for a smaller area in the extreme north-east of England, approximately equivalent to the county of Northumberland. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > north of England > Northumbria NorthumbereOE Northumbrian1752 Geordie1892 1531 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Chron. Scotl. (1941) II. x. v. 27 Athelstane..allegeand the said landis to pertene to his empyre..reft affoir fra Northumbrianis. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. ix. 303/2 The Conuersion of the Northumbrians to the imbracement of Christian Religion. 1752 Life Bernard Gilpin 207 These wild Northumbrians indeed went beyond the ferocity of their ancestors. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 111/2 The Northumbrians were anciently stigmatized as a savage, barbarous people. 1828 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. (1864) I. 56 The Scots..delayed their advance; and the Northumbrians..returned home. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 567/1 In physique the Northumbrian is stalwart and robust. 1936 J. Buchan Island of Sheep ix. 179 The landlord was a big, slow-spoken Northumbrian. 1985 R. Hill No Man's Land iii. i. 268 The Northumbrian essayed a conciliatory grin. 2. The regional form of Old English used in ancient Northumbria. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > British English > English English north country1698 west country1711 Yorkshire1717 Kenticism1735 English English1783 cockney1812 Cockneyese1823 East Angliana1825 Somersetian1825 Northumbrian1845 Norfolk1863 Kentish1866 Doric1870 Kensingtonian1911 Mummerset1915 Geordie1928 Hoxtoniana1935 scouse1963 mockney1967 Kensington1968 Liverpudlian1985 Jafaican2006 MLE2006 Multicultural London English2006 the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > Old English > varieties of West Saxon1834 Mercian1836 Anglian1875 Northumbrian1889 Alfredian1933 1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 125 The most extensive monument of pure Northumbrian which we possess. 1889 W. W. Skeat Gospels Introd. The other three Gospels are glossed in Old Northumbrian. 1975 Listener 28 Aug. 274/2 Swinburne made a serious attempt to write ballads in Northumbrian. 1991 Internat. Rev. Appl. Ling. in Lang. Teaching 29 332 The language..consisted of four major dialects: Northumbrian, Midland (or Mercian), West Saxon, Kentish. B. adj. Of or relating to ancient Northumbria (now historical). Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of Northumberland or its dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > England > [adjective] > districts of England > specific counties Kentisha1100 Norfolk1407 Northumbrian1602 Somersetian1612 Sussexian1612 Sussexan1614 East Anglian1622 Suffolkian1622 Yorkshire1683 Cumbrian1780 Cornubian1782 broad-acred1898 1602 W. Warner Epitome Hist. Eng. in Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) 368 [They] had sundrie ouerhands of the Northumbrian Danes. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxiv. 95 The Roule of these Northumbrian Kings. a1652 R. Brome Queenes Exchange (1657) i. ii. l. 69 The Northumbrian Embassador now at Court..made hot love to you. 1729 J. Harvey Life R. Bruce iii. 184 Albion's white Cliffs soon gain the foreign Sails, And pour their Legions on Northumbrian Vales. 1776 D. Dalrymple Ann. Scotl. I. 7 Maerleswegen, Gospatrick, and other Northumbrian nobles. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy I. v. 110 The monsters of heraldry, embodied by the art of some Northumbrian chisel. 1845 R. Garnett in Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 78 This admixture of the Northmen in the population of the Northumbrian provinces. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §3. 25 The rough Northumbrian burr. 1934 F. C. Cornford Mountains & Molehills 53 Like the dead knights and nobles..Among Northumbrian boulders quite at rest. 1995 Holiday Which? Sept. 190/2 There's a good cheese shop—Northumbrian nettle cheese and other local specialities. Derivatives Norˈthumbrianism n. rare a word, pronunciation, etc., characteristic of Northumbrian English. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > British English > idiom of Londonism1803 cockneyism1804 Englishism1804 Suffolkism1823 Borderism1839 Northumbrianism1845 Yorkshirism1849 Brummagism1858 southernism1920 northernism1942 1845 Proc. Philol. Soc. 2 84 The Northumbrianisms swa, gude, sall, swilke, til. 1992 R. D. Fulk Hist. Old Eng. Meter i. 70 Although a cannot be excrescent in middan-, there does appear to be a Northumbrianism with an excrescent vowel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1531
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