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burh-ware

  • noun [ masculine ]
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burh-ware, burg-ware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.
Inhabitants of a city, citizens; urbis incolæ, cives
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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.
  • Se geháten wæs mid ðǽm burhwarum Brutus

    he was called Brutus by the citizens,

      Bt. Met. Fox 10, 93; Met. 10, 47.
  • Ofer burhware

    over the inhabitants,

      Cd. 181; Th. 226, 31; Dan. 179.
  • Wurdon burgware blíðe on móde

    the citizens were blithe in mood,

      Andr. Kmbl. 3164; An. 1585.
  • Ðá wearþ burgwarum éce gefeá

    then was to the citizens everlasting joy,

      Exon. 18b; Th. 46, 25; Cri. 742.
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v.  burg-ware.
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