Category:Northern

North"ern, a. Etym: [as. noredherne.]

1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to That point than to the east or west.

2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; Coming from the north; as, a northern wind. Northern diver. (zoöl.) See loon. -- northern lights. See aurora borealis, under aurora. -- northern spy (bot.), an excellent american apple, of a yellowish Color, marked with red.