Old English Dictionary Entry

Dera mǽgþ

Part of speech: e; Related words: Dera ríce. dera mægþ

Definitions

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1 Dera mǽgþ

f. [Dere the Deirians, mǽgþ a province, region, country] The country of the Deirians, Deira, being part of Northumbria, situate between the Tyne and Humber; Deirōrum provincia :-- In Dera mǽgþe in provincia Deirōrum, Bd. 2, 14; S. 518, 14.

Similar Words

-dállic
-deáded
-deáw
-défedlic, -défness
-démedness

Runic Inscription

ᛞᛖᚱᚪ ᛗǽᚷᚦ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.: Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)

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