Ligoraceaster

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an old tribal name Ligore (attested as Ligera ceastre) + ċeaster (“fortified settlement”). The former is from the name of the river Ligor (today called the River Soar). The river name is thought to be of Brythonic/Celtic origin and possibly from the same source as the river Loire.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡo.rɑ.t͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/, [ˈli.ɣo.rɑ.t͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter]

Proper noun

Ligoraċeaster f

  1. the city of Leicester

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ligoraċeaster —
accusative Ligoraċeastre —
genitive Ligoraċeastre —
dative Ligoraċeastre —

Descendants

  • Middle English: Ledecestre

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society, ed. by Victor Watts (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), s.v. LEICESTER, LEIRE.
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