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Mierce

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “border people”, from mearc (“border”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmi͜yr.t͡ʃe/, [ˈmi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Mierċe m pl (West Saxon)

  1. the Mercians
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      And of Engle cōman Ēastengle ⁊ Middelengle ⁊ Myrċe ⁊ eall Norðhembra cynn...
      And from Anglia came the East Angles and the Middle Angles and the Mercians and all the Northumbrians...
  2. Mercia
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCXVI ⁊ on þām ilcan ġēare Ċeolrēd Miercna cyning forþferde, ⁊ his līċ resteþ on Licetfelda.
      Year 716 In this year Ceolred, king of Mercia, died, and his body rests in Litchfield.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXIII Hēr ōþēowde rēad Crīstes mǣl on heofonum æfter sunnan setlgange. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġefuhtan Myrċe ⁊ Cantware æt Ottanforda.
      Year 773 In this year a red crucifix appeared in the heavens after the setting of the sun. And in that year, Mercia and Kent fought at Otford.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

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