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freó-burh

(n.)
Grammar
freó-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A free citylībĕra arx

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A free city; lībĕra arx He scolde gesécean freóburh he should seek the free city, Beo. Th. 1390; B. 693

freoðo-burh

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo-burh, gen. -burge; f.

A peaceful citycity of refugean asylumpācis arxasȳlum

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A peaceful city, city of refuge, an asylum; pācis arx, asȳlum He gesóhte freoðoburh he sought the peaceful city. Beo. Th. 1048; B. 522

friþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-burh, freoðo-burh; gen. -burge; dat. -byrig; f.

A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two partiespācis urbs

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A town with which one is at peace, one included in the 'friþ' or peace made between two parties; pācis urbs Ðéh hit [the ship] gedriuen beó and hit ætfleó to hwilcre friþbyrig and ða menn útætberstan into ðære byrig ðonne habban ða men friþ though it

ealdor-burh

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-burh, -burg; gen.-burge ; f.

A royal city, metropolis rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis

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A royal city, metropolis; rēgia arx, metrŏpŏlis On Cantwara byrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces ealdor-burh in civĭtāte Doruvernensi, quæ impĕrii sui tōtīus erat metrŏpŏlis. Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 19: I. 13; S. 482, 6. Godes ealdorburg God's royal city, Exon

Linked entry: aldor-burh

in-búan

(v.)

to inhabit

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to inhabit Seðe inbýeþ in ðæm qui inhabitat in ipso, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 21

Lygean-burh

(n.)

Lenborough

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Lenborough, near Buckingham Hér Cúþwulf genom Lygeanburg, Chr. 571; Erl. 18, 13

Glæstinga-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Glæstinga-burh, gen. burge; dat. byrig; Glestinga-byrig, Glasting-byri; f.

GLASTONBURYSomerset

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GLASTONBURY, Somerset He getymbrade ðæt menster æt Glæstingabyrig he built the monastery at Glastonbury, Chr. 688; Erl. 42, note

Sear-burh

Similar entry: Searo-burh

Scrobbes-burh

(n.)
Grammar
Scrobbes-burh, f.
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Shrewsbury Ðá férdon hí intó Stæffordscíre and intó Scrobbesbyrig, Chr. 1016; Erl. 154, 4. Cf. Civitas Scrobbensis, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 137, 24

Gegnes-burh

(n.)

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

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Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Chr. 1013

Linked entry: Génesburuh

scild-burh

(n.)
Grammar
scild-burh, f.
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a battle-array in which men stood shield to shield [cf. the account of the battle of Stamford-bridge: 'Siðan fylkti Haraldr Konungr liði sínu, lét fylkingina langa ok ekki þykka ; þá teygði hann armana aptr á bak, svá at saman tóku, var þat þá víðr hringr

Linked entry: bord-haga

stán-burh

(n.)
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a town built with stone, a walled town(?) Steápe stán-byrig, Cd. Th. 133, 17; Gen. 2212

un-burh

(n.)
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(?)

under-burh

(n.)

a suburb

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a suburb Of Gomorra underburgum de suburbanis Gomorrhae, Deut. 32, 32

burg-weorod

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burg-weorod, -wered body of citizens.
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An gewitnysse ðes hírédes æt Crístes cirican and ealles buruhweredes, C.D. ii. 3, 36. Add

burn-stów

(n.)
Grammar
burn-stów, e; f.
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Andlang burnstówæ, C.D. iii. 175, 34. On ðá burnstówæ; of ðǽre burnstówæ, 176, 10. ?

burg-biscop

(n.)
Grammar
burg-biscop, es; m.
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The bishop of a city Hé fulluht underféng æt þám burhbiscope, H.R. 15, 16

burg-bót

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Add: Cf. ge-bétung

burg-bryce

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Add: v. N.E.D. burgh-breche

burg-gemet

(n.)
Grammar
burg-gemet, es; n.
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Measure used in a town Ne sceall bisceop geþafian wóh gemet, ac hit gebyreð ꝥ be his rǽde fare ǽlc burhgemet (cf. gange án gemet swilce man on Lundenbyrig and on Wintanceastre healde, i. 270, 1), Ll. Th. ii. 312, 20