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heáfod-burh

  • noun [ feminine ]
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heáfod-burh, gen. -burge; f.
Chief town, capital, metropolis
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  • Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh

    he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31
      • .

  • Hí becómon æt néxtan tó ánre heáfod-byrig Suanir geháten

    they arrived at last at a chief town called Suanir,

    • 494, 2
      • .

  • Cartaina heora heáfodburh

    Carthage their principal city,

    • Ors. 4, 6
      • ;
    • Bos. 84, 29
      • .
Etymology
[
Orm. Ȝerrsalam wass hæfeddburrh off Issraeless riche
:
Icel. höfuð-borg metropolis
:
O. H. Ger. houpit-purch
.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “heáfod-burh.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18255.

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