Mierce

Old English Alternative forms ang Merċe Anglian ang Myrċe ang Mearca Etymology border people, from ang mearc border. Pronunciation Mierċe ang i͜yr.t͡ʃe 2 Proper noun Mierċe m-p ang West Saxon the Mercians late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ang 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... Mercia The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCXVI ⁊ on þām ilcan ġēare Ċeolrēd Miercna cyning forþferde, ⁊ his līċ resteþ on Licetfelda. Year 716 In this year Ceolred, king of Mercia, died, and his body rests in Litchfield. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCLXXIII Hēr ōþēowde rēad Crīstes mǣl on heofonum æfter sunnan setlgange. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġefuhtan Myrċe ⁊ Cantware æt Ottanforda. Year 773 In this year a red crucifix appeared in the heavens after the setting of the sun. And in that year, Mercia and Kent fought at Otford. Declension strong i-stem Mierċe Mierċe Miercna Mierċum Derived terms ang Mierċisċ Norþmierċe Sūþmierċe ang i-stem nouns ang Counties of England