different between southron vs southerner

English

Etymology

Likely from a Northumbrian alteration of earlier Old English suþern, suþærn. The switch from -ern to -ron is likely due to the influence of Old Norse rann (“place, house, home”) on Old English ærn (“home, place”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

More at southern.

Adjective

southron (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Southern.
2. (archaic, Scotland) English, from England.

Noun

southron (plural southrons)

1. (archaic) A southerner, someone from the south.
2. (archaic, Scotland) An Englishman.
3. (Scotland, uncommon) A Lowlander, a Scottish person from south of the Highlands.
4. (historical) Someone from the American South, that is, from the Confederate States of America.

English

Etymology

southern +? -er

Noun

southerner (plural southerners)

1. A native or inhabitant of the south of a region (or of the world as a whole), such as the United Kingdom.

   Antonym: northerner

2. Alternative letter-case form of Southerner (someone from one of the southeastern United States).

Synonyms

• southron

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