Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northernmost England, founded by mid-6c., eventually merged into Northumbria; the name evidently is a survival of a pre-invasion Celtic name, perhaps that represented by the Welsh Bryneich. Related: Berenician
Berlin
berm
Bermuda
Bern
Bernard
Bernicia
Bernoulli's principle
berry
berserk
berserker
berth
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