burh-waran
Inhabitants of a city ⬩ cives
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Inhabitants of a city; cives Wearþ eal here burhwarena blind all the multitude of the city-inhabitants became blind, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 13; Gen. 2491
Cyric-burh
Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi
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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1
freó-burh
A free city ⬩ lībĕra 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
A peaceful city ⬩ city of refuge ⬩ an asylum ⬩ pācis arx ⬩ asȳlum
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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
búr-þegen
A chamber-servant, chamberlain, chancellor, secretary ⬩ cubicularius, cancellarius, scriniarius ⬩ a chamber ⬩ a servant, attendant
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A chamber-servant, chamberlain, chancellor, secretary; cubicularius, cancellarius, scriniarius [ Similar entries búr a chamber, Similar entries þegen a servant, attendant] Búrþén cubicularius, Ǽlfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 100; Wrt. Voc. 25, 40.
búr-reáf
Hangings for a chamber, tapestry ⬩ tapete ⬩ a chamber ⬩ a garment
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Hangings for a chamber, tapestry; tapete [ Similar entries búr a chamber, Similar entries reáf a garment], Th. Diplm. 530, 36
Baddan-burh
BADBURY, Dorsetshire ⬩ Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil
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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;
fóre-burh
a fore-court ⬩ entrance-court ⬩ vestibule ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ a wall before a fortification ⬩ pro-mūrāle ⬩ mūrus ante mūrum ⬩ dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit
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a fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione
búh
turn
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turn Búh fram yfle diverte a malo, R. Ben. in proœm.
búr-geteld
a bower ⬩ a tilt, cover ⬩ A tilt or covering of a tent, a tent ⬩ tentorium
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A tilt or covering of a tent, a tent; tentorium He in ðæt búrgeteld néðde he ventured into the tent, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 24; Jud. 276: 10; Thw. 22, 10; Jud. 57: 12; Thw. 25, 8; Jud. 248
burh-waru-man
A citizen ⬩ civis
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A citizen; civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12
Glæstinga-burh
GLASTONBURY ⬩ Somerset
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GLASTONBURY, Somerset He getymbrade ðæt menster æt Glæstingabyrig he built the monastery at Glastonbury, Chr. 688; Erl. 42, note
burh-geat-setl
A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants ⬩ ad urbis portam sedes,
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A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants; ad urbis portam sedes, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15
bed-búr
A bedchamber
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A bedchamber Bedbúres (bec-, MS.) thalami, Hpt. Gl. 481, 49
Linked entry: búr
ge-búan
To dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ versāri alĭquo lŏco ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ occupy ⬩ inhabĭtāre ⬩ incŏlĕre
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intrans. To dwell, abide; habĭtāre, versāri alĭquo lŏco Hí gebúdon betweoh Capadotiam and Pontum they abode between Cappadocia and Pontus, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 36. v. a. acc. To inhabit, occupy; inhabĭtāre, incŏlĕre Hú hit [ðæt hús] Hring-Dene gebún
heáfod-burh
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Cf. ealdor-burh. Add
Denisses burna
DENISESBURN, the river Denis ⬩ Denisi rīvus
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DENISESBURN, the river Denis; Denisi rīvus On ðære stówe ðe Engle nemnaþ Denisses burna in loco qui lingua Anglōrum Denises burna, id est rivus Denisi vocātur, Bd. 3, 1; S. 524, 10
rand-burh
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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
wín-burh
a town where wine is drunk, where there is feasting, where a prince feasts his followers, ⬩ a chief town ⬩ a walled vineyard
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Cf. medu-burh, wín-ærn, III. Wínburge cyning (the king of Babylon; cf. Belshazzar's feast) Cd. Th. 255, 11; Dan. 622. Wuna in ðære wínbyrig salu sinchroden, Andr. Kmbl. 3340; An. 1674. Wínburh wera (Jerusalem), 219, 21; Dan. 58.
aldor-burh
metropolis
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metropolis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20