Definitions

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  • proper noun archaic, poetic England

Etymologies

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derived from or related to Welsh Lloegr 'England'

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Examples

  • Now when the time of his death drew néere, to the first he betooke the gouernment of that part of the land nowe knowne by the name of England: so that the same was long after called Loegria, or Logiers, of the said Locrinus.

    Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

  • Indeed, the kingdom of Logres is really confined to Arthurian legend; Geoffrey of Monmouth uses the name “Loegria” to describe the territory containing most of England before it was taken by the Saxons.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Indeed, the kingdom of Logres is really confined to Arthurian legend; Geoffrey of Monmouth uses the name “Loegria” to describe the territory containing most of England before it was taken by the Saxons.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Indeed, the kingdom of Logres is really confined to Arthurian legend; Geoffrey of Monmouth uses the name “Loegria” to describe the territory containing most of England before it was taken by the Saxons.

    Dark Moon of Avalon Anna Elliott 2010

  • Loegria and Albania, which after tooke name of the said king, and was called Humber, and so continueth vnto this daie.

    Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

  • To the second he appointed the countrie of Wales, which of him was first named Cambria, diuided from Loegria by the riuer of Seuerne.

    Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

  • Belinus held vnder his gouernment Loegria, Wales, and Cornwall: and Brennus all those countries ouer and beyond Humber.

    Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (3 of 8) Raphael Holinshed

  • And Iorwerth made an inroad into Loegria, slaying the inhabitants, and burning houses, and carrying away prisoners.

    The Mabinogion Anonymous 1853

  • He at last resolved to go disguised into the kingdom of Loegria, attack Tristram by stealth, and put him to death.

    The Age of Chivalry Thomas Bulfinch 1831

  • Sir Tristram left Cornwall, and proceeded into the land of Loegria

    The Age of Chivalry Thomas Bulfinch 1831

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