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Bernician (iou)



Bernician noun & adjective. E19.
[from medieval Latin Bernicia (see below) + -AN: cf. Old English Beornice inhabitants of Bernicia.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of Bernicia, an Anglian kingdom founded in the 6th cent., later forming part of Northumbria. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Bernicia or its inhabitants; Geology designating the Lower Carboniferous rocks of Northumberland and its borders. M19.