northern

northern
northern (adj.) O.E. norþerna, norðerne "northern, Northumbrian, Scandinavian," cognate with O.H.G. nordroni, O.N. norroenn (see NORTH (Cf. north)). Related: Northernmost. Northerner in U.S. geo-political sense is attested from 1831. Northern lights "aurora borealis" first recorded by that name 1721 (earlier north-light, 1706).

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