southron

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”). More at southern.

southron (not comparable)

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

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.
   • 1890, T. C. DeLeon, Four Years in Rebel Capitals‎:

     To the natural impressibility of the southron, the Louisianian adds the enthusiasm of the Frenchman.