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Get to know Northumbrians better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.

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Northumbrians in a sentence

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Northumbrians | Northumbrian

Northumbrians meaning

plural of Northumbrian

Using Northumbrians

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of Northumbrian
  • In the example corpus, northumbrians often appears in combinations such as: the northumbrians.

Context around Northumbrians

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

revolted 1× laid 1× continued 1×

Sentence patterns with Northumbrians

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the northumbrians this time 1× by the northumbrians who had 1× ecfrid s northumbrians laid ireland 1× mercians and northumbrians revolted and 1× of the northumbrians 1× of the northumbrians and it 1× of the northumbrians of northern 1× punished the northumbrians 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the death 1× before the end 1× foot æthelstan the 1× in 1080 william 1× in any event 1× one can speculate 1×

Common sentence endings:

of northern england 1× of the chronicle 1× of the northumbrians 1× of the thames 1× punished the northumbrians 1× resisted southern control 1×

Words around Northumbrians

Just before it in the word index:

northumbrian 29 northumbria 156 northumberland 306 northuldra 2 northtown 6 northstone 2

Just after it in the word index:

northup 60 northview 40 northville 6 northvolt 4 northwaleslive 2 northward 160

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 12 abacos 12 abboud 12 abdelkader 12 abdomens 12 abdou 12

Corpus analysis for Northumbrians

  • In this selection, "northumbrians" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, revolted, laid and continued stand out and add context to how "northumbrians" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the northumbrians this time and by the northumbrians who had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "northumbrians" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with northumbrians

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Northumbrians continued to dominate southern Scotland for the remainder of the Pictish period. (14 words)

In 1080, William sent his son Robert Curthose north with an army while his brother Odo punished the Northumbrians. (19 words)

After the death of his son, Rædwald furiously breached his lines, killing Æthelfrith amid a great slaughter of the Northumbrians. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Foot, Æthelstan: The First King of England, pp. 12–19 Southern kings had never ruled the north, and his usurpation was met with outrage by the Northumbrians, who had always resisted southern control. (33 words)

In any event, Olaf was ousted from the kingship a second time by the Northumbrians, this time in favour of Eric son of Harald, according to MS E of the Chronicle. (31 words)

Before the end of 957, the Mercians and Northumbrians revolted and drove out Eadwig, choosing his brother Edgar as king of the country north of the Thames. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

According to a southern chronicler, he "succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians", and it is uncertain whether he had to fight Guthfrith.

After the death of his son, Rædwald furiously breached his lines, killing Æthelfrith amid a great slaughter of the Northumbrians.

Before the end of 957, the Mercians and Northumbrians revolted and drove out Eadwig, choosing his brother Edgar as king of the country north of the Thames.

Foot, Æthelstan: The First King of England, pp. 12–19 Southern kings had never ruled the north, and his usurpation was met with outrage by the Northumbrians, who had always resisted southern control.

In 1080, William sent his son Robert Curthose north with an army while his brother Odo punished the Northumbrians.

In any event, Olaf was ousted from the kingship a second time by the Northumbrians, this time in favour of Eric son of Harald, according to MS E of the Chronicle.

One can speculate, however, that when Ecfrid 's Northumbrians laid Ireland waste from Dublin to Drogheda in 684, they temporarily occupied Mann.

The Northumbrians continued to dominate southern Scotland for the remainder of the Pictish period.

The Scots language is the resulting Germanic language still spoken in parts of Scotland and is very similar to the speech of the Northumbrians of northern England.

Common combinations with northumbrians

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "northumbrians" in a sentence?
An example: "According to a southern chronicler, he "succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians", and it is uncertain whether he had to fight Guthfrith." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "northumbrians" from authentic English texts.
What does "northumbrians" mean?
Northumbrians means: plural of Northumbrian
How many example sentences with "northumbrians" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "northumbrians", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.