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salian
CIDE DICTIONARY
salian, a.
Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
salian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Salii, a 4th-c. Frankish people living near the River Ijssel, from which the Merovingians were descended.
--n. a member of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the Salii, a 4th-c. Frankish people living near the River Ijssel, from which the Merovingians were descended.
--n. a member of this people.
Etymology
LL Salii
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