See Also: Anglian(dictionary)

Anglian (iou)



Anglian adjective & noun. E18.
[from Latin Angli (see ANGLE noun2) + -AN.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the Angles or the Old English dialects of Northumbria and Mercia; East Anglian, of or pertaining to the East Angles or East Anglia, the region now comprising Norfolk and Suffolk, or its dialect. E18.
Geology. Designating or pertaining to a Pleistocene glaciation in Britain, identified with the Elsterian of northern Europe (and perhaps the Mindel of the Alps). M20.
b. noun.
The Anglian dialect of Old English; East Anglian, a native or inhabitant, or the dialect, of East Anglia. L19.
Geology. The Anglian glaciation or its deposits. M20.