rand-burh
- noun [ masculine ]
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Ríce geréfa rondburgum weóld, eard weardade,
- Exon. Th. 243, 32; Jul. 19.
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Randbyrig (
the walls formed by the waters of the Red Sea when the Israelites passed through it) wǽron rofene were riven (when the Egyptians attempted to cross ),
- Cd. Th. 207, 7; Exod. 463.
- Or are the walls formed by the water compared to the arrangement of the line of battle when the shields overlapped, called scild-burh q. v. ? v. next word.
Bosworth, Joseph. “rand-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/25572.
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