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búr-þegen

  • noun [ masculine ]
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búr-þegen, -þén, es; m. [búr a chamber, þegen a servant, attendant]
A chamber-servant, chamberlain, chancellor, secretary; cubicularius, cancellarius, scriniarius
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  • Búrþén

    cubicularius,

      Ǽlfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 100; Wrt. Voc. 25, 40.
  • His þeóden þanc gessǽde ðum búrþéne

    his chief gave thanks to the chamberlain,

      Byrht. Th. 135, 20, note; By. 121.
  • Búrþén cancellarius vel

    scriniarius,

      Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 22; Wrt. Voc. 61, 3.
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  • búr-þegen, n.