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burg-leóda

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burg-leóda, an; m.
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A citizen, burgess Burhleódan municipes. Hpt. Gl. 517, 70. Cf. land-leódan; pl. under land-leód; m

burg-rǽden

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burg-rǽden, (burh-).
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Substitute for Cot. 128 Burhrǽddenne municipatu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 67

burg-scipe

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burg-scipe, (burh-).
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Burgscipe municipium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 13. Burhscipe, 54, 66. Burhscipe, eardung municipatus, An. Ox. 4853. Add

burg-síta

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burg-síta, (burh-).
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Dele, and see burg-wita

burg-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
burg-þegen, es; m.
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A thane living in a burg Alle míne burhðegnes on Lundene, C.D. iv. 213, 4: 214, 32: 221, 13

burg-tún

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burg-waru

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Eall seó buruhwaru populus civitatis, Deut. 21, 21. Gyf hit binnan byrig gedón bið, fare seó buruhwaru sylf tó and begyte þá banan, Ll. Th. i. 286, 21. Seó burhwaru gelæhton hine, Ap Th. 26, 23. Seó burhwaru, þæt sind Turonisce ..., and Pictauienscisce

burg-weall

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In Lucan þǽre cæstre ... seó eá flóweþ be þám burhwealle ( juxta urbis muros ), Gr. D. 192, 16. On ðá burhwalles; of ðám burhwallan ... cn suðwardne ðone burhwal, C.D. iii. 394, 28-30. Pharao hét hí wyrcan his burhweallas (cf. hig getimbrodun Pharaones

burg-weard

Grammar
burg-weard, (burh-).
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burg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
burg-weg, es; m.
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a road to a burg (v. burg, Ia) Andlang burhslædes on burhwege, C.D. vi. 137, 20. a road in a town (v. burg, II), a street Hí námon ungeríme sceattas, and ealle ðá tówurpon geond þás rúman burhwegas, Hml. S. 23, 289

burg-wille

(n.)
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burg-wille, -welle, an; f.
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A spring that supplies a burg(?) Onlong bróces ðæt on burhwellan, of burhwellan on ðá burhwalles, C.D. iii. 394, 28

burg-wíta

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burg-wíta, (burh-). l, -wita,
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and add Burhwita urbanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 44. Burhwita (printed -sita) vel burhman urbanus, 34, 32. Þis cýdde se bisceop þám burhwiton on Exanceastre, Cht. Crw. 9, 130

ealdor-burh

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Ealdorburh metropolis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 24: Hpt. 33, 239, 19. Add

heáfod-burh

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Heáfodburg ( Decapolis ), An. Ox. 61, 3. Þá gesætton þá wytan þá cnihtas on twám heáfodburgum, Hml. S. 2, 320. Cf. ealdor-burh. Add

in-búan

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in-burh

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Inbirig uestibule, i. atrii, An. Ox. 3828. In[byrig?] atria, 8, 214. Add

Lunden-burh

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On Lundenbyrig, C. D. vi. 80, 12. Add

líc-burg

(n.)
Grammar
líc-burg, e; f.
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A city of the dead, a cemetery: — Lícburg cimiterium, Txts. 51, 472

burg-geriht

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a town-due Hwylce gerihta langon intó Tántúne . . . Of Þ ám lande æt Nigon hídon . . . burhgerihtu, Cht. Th. 432, 23. Burgerihta, 433, 18

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burg-steall

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