burh-wealda
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12
burh-weard
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A city-ward or guardian, city-defender; urbis custos vel defensor Hæfde abrocene burhweardas had slain the city-guardians, Cd. 144; Th. 180, 2; Exod. 39: Andr. Kmbl. 1320; An. 660
Linked entry: byri-weard
burh-wéla
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City-wealth; urbis opes Þenden he burh-wélanbrúcan móste while he might have the enjoyment of city-wealth, Beo. Th. 6191; B. 3100
burh-wígende
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City-warring
burh-wita
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A knowing and polished man of the city, city-counsellor, citizen; urbanus, homo civilis, urbis consiliarius, municeps Portgeréfa vel burhwita municeps, Wrt. Voc. 18, 41
in-búan
to inhabit
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to inhabit Seðe inbýeþ in ðæm qui inhabitat in ipso, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 21
Lygean-burh
Lenborough
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Lenborough, near Buckingham Hér Cúþwulf genom Lygeanburg, Chr. 571; Erl. 18, 13
Sear-burh
Similar entry: Searo-burh
Scrobbes-burh
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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
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
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Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Chr. 1013
Linked entry: Génesburuh
scild-burh
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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
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a town built with stone, a walled town(?) Steápe stán-byrig, Cd. Th. 133, 17; Gen. 2212
un-burh
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(?)
under-burh
a suburb
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a suburb Of Gomorra underburgum de suburbanis Gomorrhae, Deut. 32, 32
burg-weorod
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An gewitnysse ðes hírédes æt Crístes cirican and ealles buruhweredes, C.D. ii. 3, 36. Add
burg-biscop
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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
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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
burg-leód
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A burgess, citizen Burgliód (-leód) municeps, Txts. 79, 1334: 180, 17. Buruhliód, An. Ox. 8, 221. Beorhleód, 7, 293. Sicelic burleód (burh-, Hpt. Gl. 499, 37) Siculus indigena, 3958. Burgleóda municipes, 4852. Burgleóde, 5, 40. Hé gelende tó þǽre byrig