Merovingian

English Etymology en relating to the Merovings :bor frm:Merovingien 1 From en frm Merovingien of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech, from en la-med Merovingus Merovingī Merovings [plural of la-med Merovingus, ultimately from en gmw-pro *Mārīwīg (a male given name composed of gmw-pro *mārī famous famous + gmw-pro *wīg fight) + gmw-pro *-ing] + en frm -ien. (See en Meroving for more.) en Meroving -ian. Pronunciation en /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/ RP en /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Merovingian.wav Southern England en ɪndʒiən 5 en Me ro vin gi an Mer o vin gi an Adjective - Of or relating to the Merovings, the members of a Salian Frankish dynasty, descended from Merovech, that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family. Derived terms en Merovingian cursive Translations of or relating to the Merovings Armenian: hy մերովինգյան Catalan: ca merovingi Danish: da merovingisk Finnish: fi merovingi- French: fr mérovingien Middle French: frm Merovingien Irish: ga Meirvínseach Italian: it merovingio Polish: pl merowiński Portuguese: pt merovíngio Russian: ru меровингский Noun A member of the Merovingian dynasty. en Meroving Translations member of the Merovingian dynasty Armenian: hy Մերովինգ Catalan: ca merovingi m Danish: da merovingerne c-p dynasty name, da merovinger c a member of the dynasty French: fr Mérovingien m, fr Mérovinge m Middle French: frm Merovinge m Greek: el Μεροβίγγειος m Icelandic: is Mervíkingur m, is Meróvingar m-p Irish: ga Meirvínseach m Italian: it Merovingio m Latin: la Merovingus m Polish: pl Merowing m-pr Russian: ru Меровинг See also Merovingian dynasty en eponyms en Nobility