"Northumber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /nɔːˈθʌmbə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nɔɹˈθʌmbɚ/ [General-American] Forms: Northumbers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Northhumbre, from Old English Norþhymbre, variant of Norþanhymbre. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Northhumbre}} Middle English Northhumbre, {{inh|en|ang|Norþhymbre}} Old English Norþhymbre Head templates: {{en-noun}} Northumber (plural Northumbers)
  1. (obsolete) A Northumbrian. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Northumber-en-noun-hnsibXsV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, British demonyms

Inflected forms

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