Deira
[ dey-ruh ]
noun
kingdom in present-day NE England in the 6th century a.d., merged with Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria.
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How to use Deira in a sentence
To the west of this is the white monastery, Deira-bow Sehwoodee.
The Overland Guide-book | James BarberDeira (called here Diria) which contained the southern parts, and Bernicia, comprehending those which lay north.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume II (of 3) | Thomas PercyHe gives twelve estates, six in Deira, six in Bernicia; each consists of the possessions of ten families.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandDeira, and six in Bernicia, containing euerie of them ten housholds a pece.
Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8) | Raphael HolinshedHis children fled over the western border to find refuge among the Welsh, and thelric of Bernicia entered Deira in triumph.
History of the English People, Volume I (of 8) | John Richard Green
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