Without Googling - what does Albion mean?

[Deleted User X18H]

I thought it of meant 'of England '

 

[Triggaaar]

Thought it roughly meant England.

Have we got a definitive, detailed answer?

 

[Fungus]

I always thought it meant 'Of England' ?

So we're "Europe Ready"?

BTW, as a kid I assumed it meant "United", meaning the two towns joined together.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

"perfidious Albion" has long been a pejorative phrase used by other countries to describe treacherous and duplicitous acts by British governments. I've always thought it had a nice ring to it.
I expect we'll hear it used again in the coming months in the context of Cameron trying to find ways of getting special treatment for the UK in the EU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidious_Albion

Like it , Soistes.......When I chose my name, I was thinking of frustrating and sometimes disappointing, (like last season) rather than duplicitous...but I came to learn a more accurate description...

 

[Mowgli37]

Ancient name for England.

 

[Bold Seagull]

I thought it meant an idealogical England, like a promised land or utopia...

 

[UrbanGull]

Ancient name for England.

Brighton & Hove England, sounds more like an address than a football team.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I always thought it meant 'Of England' ?

That was my understanding also.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Thought it roughly meant England.

Have we got a definitive, detailed answer?

Not yet, this one could run and run..,

 

[Megazone]

If Albion means 'Of England'. Why are there teams in Scotland who have Albion in their name?

 

[Stat Brother]

Here's a nice easy one, without googling:-

What does the Sussex word bostal mean?:

 

[Goldstone1976]

Why are people persisting in using only one word in a two word phrase? As any fule kno, the full phrase is "Albion nil". In this context, it's clear that the meaning of "Albion" is "Were loose".

 

[beorhthelm]

Thought it roughly meant England.

Have we got a definitive, detailed answer?

thought Thunder Bolt did the best in post 4, the "of England" means essentially the same thing, though literally speaking i dont believe the Romans saw any difference been England and Scotland as a place (just the tribes here were inside or outside the tent). trouble with words is often have different meanings in context so you'll not get a definitive answer on such an ancient word thats be lost and rediscovered over time.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Here's a nice easy one, without googling:-

What does the Sussex word bostal mean?:

Lungs hanging out of your arse?

 

[symyjym]

Without Googling or looking at replies on this thread, I think it has something to do with ships. Could be a meeting place, authority or union within the old shipping industry.

But now I have Googled

 

[beorhthelm]

Here's a nice easy one, without googling:-

What does the Sussex word bostal mean?:

isnt it a hill fort or some other type of ground works?


in looking this up (post answer), im pleased to report though there are a good 15+ Sussex words for mud. (bostal isnt one)

 

[Stat Brother]

isnt it a hill fort or some other type of ground works?)

As you now know, 'its good but not right'.

 

[soistes]

If Albion means 'Of England'. Why are there teams in Scotland who have Albion in their name?

Good question -- there's also an Albion Rovers FC in Wales if I remember correctly.
I think the answer may be that Albion is ambiguous - sometimes used to refer narrowly to England, sometimes used to refer more widely to Great Britain
see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion

 

[Prince Monolulu]

..and what better example of it's meaning than a great band singing Newtown (The Promise of Albion)

 

[Superphil]

Never could understand that Albion Rovers thing - you don't get teams like City Rangers, or United Hotspurs. Why couldn't they just call themselves Coatbridge, or Coatbridge Rovers or something?

Chichester City United FC ?