Old North

proper noun

The region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.

OriginWelsh yr Hen Ogledd →
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounthe Old North
  1. historicalThe region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.

Origin

  1. Welshyr Hen Ogledd
  2. EnglishOld North

Calque of Welsh yr Hen Ogledd.

More words from Welsh

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Old North. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20North

MLA

“Old North.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20North. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old North,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20North.

Source: Old North on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.