Ligoraceaster

Old English Alternative forms ang Ligeraceaster Etymology From an old tribal name la Ligore (attested as la Ligera la ceastre) + ang ċeaster fortified settlement. The former is from the name of the river la Ligor (today called the River Soar). The river name is thought to be of ang cel-bry -/ang cel - origin and possibly from the same source as the river en Loire.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. Pronunciation Ligoraċeaster Proper noun Ligoraċeaster f the city of Leicester Declension Ligoraċeastr Ligoraċeaster sg Descendants enm Ledecestre en Leicester References ang Cities in Leicestershire, England