burh-ware
- noun [ masculine ]
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Him cyrdon to mǽst ealle ða burh-ware
almost all the inhabitants of the city turned to him,
- Chr. 919; Ing. 133, 15.
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Se geháten wæs mid ðǽm burhwarum Brutus
he was called Brutus by the citizens,
- Bt. Met. Fox 10, 93; Met. 10, 47.
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Ofer burhware
over the inhabitants,
- Cd. 181; Th. 226, 31; Dan. 179.
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Wurdon burgware blíðe on móde
the citizens were blithe in mood,
- Andr. Kmbl. 3164; An. 1585.
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Ðá wearþ burgwarum éce gefeá
then was to the citizens everlasting joy,
- Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 25; Cri. 742.
Bosworth, Joseph. “burh-ware.” 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/5474.
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