Mierce

Old English

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Mierce

Wēalas

Sċotland

Westseaxan

Cornweal

Mierċe

Norþanhymbre

Wiht

Sūþseaxan

Dera rīċe

Ēastseaxan

Ēastengle

Cent

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Alternative forms

• Merċe — Anglian
• Myrċe
• Mearce

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

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Mierċe
accusative	—	Mierċe
genitive	—	Miercna
dative	—	Mierċum

Derived terms

• Mierċisċ
• Norþmierce
• Sūþmierce