Sodoma
The town of Sodom
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Hé eardode on ðære byrig Sodoma 13, 12. Hig eodon tó Sodoman weard 18, 22. On dære byrig Sodoman 18, 26. On Sodoman weallsteápe burg Cd. Th. 145, 6; Gen. 2401. Woldon Sodome burh werian 119, 6; Gen. 1975
birig
to a city,
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to a city, for byrig, Gen. 13, 12: Deut. 14, 27; d. s. of burh
stán-burh
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Steápe stán-byrig, Cd. Th. 133, 17; Gen. 2212
weód
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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . weód wyrtwalian, Angl. ix. 262, 21. Add
beódian
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to make tables Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22
bere
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A berry Hé ofslóh heora berig (byrig, Ps. Spl. 77, 52) occidit moros eorum , Ps. Rdr. 77, 47
bencian
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To furnish with benches Hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan . . . betweox húsan bricgian, beóddian, bencian, Angl. ix. 262, 22
on-weorpan
to throw aside, turn aside
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to throw aside, turn aside Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8
fægrian
To become fair or beautiful ⬩ pulchrescĕre
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To become fair or beautiful; pulchrescĕre Byrig fægriaþ towns become fair, Exon. 82 a; Th. 308, 32; Seef. 48
Linked entry: fægerian
un-gerǽdelíce
Roughly ⬩ rudely
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Roughly, rudely Ða Godes wiðerwinnan ða fǽmnan genámon, út of ðære byrig ungerǽdelíce hí togoden, Homl. Ass. 178, 307
Linked entry: ge-rǽdelíce
riht-nama
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a right name, name correctly given Ic wolde georne æt ðé gewitan þissere byrig rihtnaman, Hml. S. 23, 547
wiþ-westan
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to the west of Þonne wiþwestan Alexandria þǽre byrig Asia and Affrica tógædere licgeað, Ors. l, I; S. 8, 12
togian
To tug, ⬩ drag, ⬩ pull
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To tug, drag, pull Ða Godes wiðerwinnan ða fǽmnan genámon, út of ðære byrig ungerǽdelíce hí togoden. Homl. Ass. 178, 308
Linked entry: togung
burg
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Monega byrig, 2, 2; S. 66, 23. Geond þá byrig, 3, 7; S. 114, 30. v. castel-, eardung-, sǽ-burh; burge?
ofer-heáfod
Generally, in every case
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Generally, in every case Ǽlc man oferheáfod sceolde cennan his gebyrde and his áre on ðære byrig ðe hé tó gehýrde, Homl. Th. i. 30, 4
arce-bisceop-ríce
An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus
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Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15
ealo-geweorc
Ale-work, brewing ⬩ cervĭsiæ coctio
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Ale-work, brewing; cervĭsiæ coctio On ðære byrig wæs ǽrest ealo-geweorc ongunnen in that city ale-brewing was first begun, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 35
arce-stól
An archiepiscopal see or seat ⬩ sedes archiepiscopalis
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An archiepiscopal see or seat; sedes archiepiscopalis Æt his arcestóle on Cantwara byrig at his archiepiscopal see in Canterbury, Chr. 1115; Th. 371, 5: 1119; Th. 372, 32
þǽr-ábútan
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Thereabout, about that place On Antiochian byrig and ðǽrábútan gehwǽr, Homl. Skt. ii. 25, 595. Tó ðám ðe ðárábútan (-onbútan, MS. A.) stódon circumstantibus, Mk. Skt. 14, 69
Linked entry: á-bútan
ærm
Poor ⬩ pauper
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Poor; pauper On ðære ærman byrig in that poor city, Chr. 1011; Th. i. 269, 1, col. 1: 1014; Th. i. 272, note 1, 3