Northumber
UK/nɔːˈθʌmbə/US/nɔɹˈθʌmbɚ/
Northumber noun: a Northumbrian.
Noun
Northumber (plural Northumbers)
- A Northumbrian.
- From this monastery, all the churches of Bernicia, or the northern part of the kingdom of the Northumbers from the Tine to the Firth of Edinburgh, had their beginning ; as had some also of those of the Deïri, who inhabited the southern part of the same kingdom from the Tine to the Humber.1821, Alban Butler, The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints, volume 8, John Murphy, pages 546–547
- Some years after Alla's reign, when Ethelfred was king of the Northumbers, he made war with the British Christians that inhabited Wales, and was the author of that terrible slaughter of the monks of Bangor.1839, Charles Dodd, Mark Aloysius Tierney, Dodd's Church History of England […] , Charles Dolman, page 32
Forms of Northumber
| plural | Northumbers |
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Origin of Northumber
From Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, variant of Norþanhymbre.
Questions about Northumber
- What does Northumber mean?
- Northumber means a Northumbrian.
- What part of speech is Northumber?
- Northumber is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Northumber?
- Northumber is pronounced /nɔːˈθʌmbə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Northumber?
- The plural of Northumber is Northumbers.
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