Northumbrian is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Northumbrian meaning
- The dialect spoken by Northumbrians.
- The variety of English spoken in Northumbria before the Conquest.
Using Northumbrian
- The main meaning on this page is: The dialect spoken by Northumbrians. | The variety of English spoken in Northumbria before the Conquest.
- In the example corpus, northumbrian often appears in combinations such as: the northumbrian, northumbrian water, in northumbrian.
Context around Northumbrian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Northumbrian
- In this selection, "northumbrian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, exciting, wild, owns, water, evening and market stand out and add context to how "northumbrian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an exciting northumbrian evening collaboration and at wild northumbrian are the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "northumbrian" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with northumbrian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He also obtained the overlordship of the Northumbrian king. (9 words)
Graham, 55, who works for Northumbrian Water, added: 'Elijah has changed everything, but in the most positive way. (18 words)
Succession crises meant Northumbrian hegemony was not constant, and Mercia remained a very powerful kingdom, especially under Penda. (18 words)
The event will begin on Monday, September 18, with the ‘show-stopper’ that evening in the form of an exciting ‘Northumbrian Evening’ collaboration between Turnbull’s and Restaurant Pine, the Michelin and Green-starred restaurant based at East Wall Houses. (40 words)
The two options that will remain at Wild Northumbrian are the Houelt Treehouse, which a hot tub will be added to over the winter, and The Swallow Woodman's Hut, which has a hot tub and pizza oven. (38 words)
Stacey, p. 114 To the west of Juno, the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division encountered only light resistance, and succeeded in advancing inland and creating a continuous front with Juno (though not with Omaha) with only 413 casualties. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The event will begin on Monday, September 18, with the ‘show-stopper’ that evening in the form of an exciting ‘Northumbrian Evening’ collaboration between Turnbull’s and Restaurant Pine, the Michelin and Green-starred restaurant based at East Wall Houses.
The two options that will remain at Wild Northumbrian are the Houelt Treehouse, which a hot tub will be added to over the winter, and The Swallow Woodman's Hut, which has a hot tub and pizza oven.
Ms McErlean extended her gratitude to Northumbrian Water and Andy Young, the former ferry master, for their integral roles.
Northumbrian Water currently relies on manual collection of water samples by staff, which can be challenging and even impossible in some locations.
Now aged 17, he was out with Holly in the Northumbrian market town of Hexham on the night she died and nearly lost his own life trying to stop MacPhail.
Potential bidders for the debt-laden utility also include Hong Kong-based firm CK Infrastructure Holdings, which owns Northumbrian Water.
Graham, 55, who works for Northumbrian Water, added: 'Elijah has changed everything, but in the most positive way.
The deal adds to a “burgeoning slate of British assets” – including Superdrug, the Three phone network, and stakes in Northumbrian Water and Chelsea Harbour.
Together with our partners at Northumbrian Water, we now look forward to working closely with the Government of Gibraltar to finalise the main Design, Build and Operate contract,” said Simon Humphrey, Modern Water’s CEO.
Anyway, battle put the princes' lives at risk, as is demonstrated by the Northumbrian and Mercian overlordships brought to an end by a defeat in the field.
Bennett Campaigns of the Norman Conquest pp. 49–50 In 1069 William faced more troubles from Northumbrian rebels, an invading Danish fleet, and rebellions in the south and west of England.
Cuthbert came from the Bernicia part of the new Northumbrian kingdom, which was finally united in 634 around the time of his birth.
Edwin of Northumbria probably held dominance over much of Britain, though Bede's Northumbrian bias should be kept in mind.
English versions James Tissot – The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster) – Brooklyn Museum There are several different English translations of the Lord's Prayer from Greek or Latin, beginning around AD 650 with the Northumbrian translation.
He also obtained the overlordship of the Northumbrian king.
In fact, what would become the standard forms of Middle English and of Modern English are descended from Mercian rather than West Saxon, while Scots developed from the Northumbrian dialect.
Smith, ed., Three Northumbrian Poems Alfred is said to be the author of some of the metrical prefaces to the Old English translations of Gregory's Pastoral Care and Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy.
Some of the tunes in the Dixon manuscript correspond to tunes found in early 19th century published and manuscript sources of Northumbrian smallpipe tunes, notably the rare book of 50 tunes, many with variations, by John Peacock.
Stacey, p. 114 To the west of Juno, the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division encountered only light resistance, and succeeded in advancing inland and creating a continuous front with Juno (though not with Omaha) with only 413 casualties.
Succession crises meant Northumbrian hegemony was not constant, and Mercia remained a very powerful kingdom, especially under Penda.
Common combinations with northumbrian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the northumbrian 9×
- northumbrian water 6×
- in northumbrian 2×
- northumbrian and 2×
- th northumbrian 2×
- northumbrian infantry 2×