It's dealt with with a bibliography in my article (in English), "Länder- und
Landschaftsnamen: England" in the Hoops-Reallexikon der Germanischen
Altertumskunde.
I.
----- Original Message -----
From: Karl Wittwer <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: Fw: Re: another name question
> This question was posted to Ansax-L. My own guss is that it might be
related
> to "diere", "noble", "excellent", "dear" - but?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Ziegler" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:12 PM
> Subject: Re: another name question
>
>
> > michel aaij wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the origin of the name 'Deira' Gregory puns on in EH
> 2.1?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Michel Aaij
> > > (with no reference-books handy)
> >
> > Like Bernicia, its British. It means, I think, Oak Forest; neighboring
> Elmet,
> > means Elm Forest. Almost all the midlands and northern Anglian names are
> > geographic (Deira = Oak Forest, Elmet= Elm forest, Lindsey = Roman
> Lincoln,
> > Mercia= borders, Bernicia = something about mountains, Craven= means
> scraped
> > land, Peak = obviously refers to the foothills.)
> >
> > Michelle Ziegler
> >
> >
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