Franconian
nounEtymology From Franconia + -an.
1
A native or inhabitant of Franconia.
Franconian
adjUK /fɹæŋˈkəʊ.nɪ.ən/ · US /fɹæŋˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
Etymology From Franconia + -an.
1
Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants.
2
Of or relating to Franconian (dialects descending from Old Frankish, see proper noun below).
- 107. THE LOW FRANCONIAN.—This was spoken on the lower Rhine. The oldest monument in it is the so-called Malberg (i.e. mahal-berg 'mount of justice') Gloss, i.e. Franconian vocables entered as glosses into the Salic Code of Law written in Latin.1886, H. A. Strong, Kuno Meyer, Outlines of a history of the German language, p. 68 (https://books.google.com/books?id=OhJKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA68)