Sorbian, a. and n.
(ˈsɔːbɪən)
[f. Sorb n.2]
= Sorabian a. and n.
| 1836 Popular Encycl. VI. i. 138/1 The Sorbians, after 640, settled in the territory deserted by the Hermunduri. Ibid. 140/1 The Sorbians, or Wends, in Lusatia. 1877 [see Lusatian n. and a.]. 1889 Cent. Dict., Sorbian... a. Pertaining to the Sorbs or to their language. 1908 [see Lechish n. and a.]. 1933, 1972 [see Lusatian n. and a.]. 1977 Language LIII. 479 Soviet linguists talk about two Sorbian languages (Upper and Lower Sorbian), Western scholars about two Sorbian dialects. |