Deira
/ˈdaɪɹə/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A region of post-Roman Britain, later an Anglian Kingdom. historical
"The domains of her ancestor, “the magnificent Earl Oslac,” who lived in the days of King Edgar, were Deira – that is, Danish Northumbria, from Humber to Tees; and he may have sprung from (as his name hints) the ancient kings of Deira."
Example
More examples"The domains of her ancestor, “the magnificent Earl Oslac,” who lived in the days of King Edgar, were Deira – that is, Danish Northumbria, from Humber to Tees; and he may have sprung from (as his name hints) the ancient kings of Deira."