NORTHERN

North″ern (?), a. [[AS. norðerne.]] 1. 1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. 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.