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Old English · proper noun

Mierce

Normalised Mierċe

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈmi͜yr.t͡ʃe/
[ˈmi͜yrˠ.t͡ʃe]
Syllables
ˈmi͜yr · t͡ʃe (2 syllables)
Modern English
merciansmercia

Meaning

  1. the Mercians

    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...

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

  2. Mercia

    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

Declension

Declension of Mierce
Plural
Nominative Mierċe
Accusative Mierċe
Genitive Miercna
Dative Mierċum

All forms (3)

Etymology

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

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