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Anglo-Saxon

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burg-lond

(n.)
Grammar
burg-lond, es; n.
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City-land; urbis solum Eálá sancta Hierusalem, Cristes burglond O holy Jerusalem, city-land of Christ! Exon. 8b; Th. 4, 12; Cri. 51

Linked entry: burh-land

burg-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burg-sele, es; m.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling; arcis aula, urbana domus Burgsele beofode the castle-hall trembled, Exon. 94b; Th. 353, 49; Reim. 30

Linked entry: burh-sele

burh-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
burh-fæsten, es; n.
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A city-fastness, fortress, citadel; arx munita, castellum Com God sceáwigan beorna burhfæsten God came to view the chieftains' city-fastness, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 10; Gen. 1680

burh-geat-setl

(n.)
Grammar
burh-geat-setl, es; n.
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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

burh-land

(n.)
Grammar
burh-land, es; n.
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City-land; urbis solum

burh-riht

(n.)
Grammar
burh-riht, es; n.
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The civil law; jus civile, Som. v. riht law

burh-staðol

(n.)
Grammar
burh-staðol, es; m.
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A dwelling in a city, a mansion, house; urbana sedes, mansio, habitaculum. v. burh, staðol in staðel

burh-weard

(n.)
Grammar
burh-weard, es; m.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
bý, es; n?
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A dwelling, habitation; habitatio Se ðe hús oððe lytel [MS. lytelo] bý hæfde in byrgenum [MS. byrgennum] qui domicilium habebat in monumentis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 3. Hence, by and bye in the termination of the names of places

Linked entry: býing

byden-botm

(n.)
Grammar
byden-botm, es; m.
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The bottom of a vessel; fundus, Ælfc. Gl. 25; Som. 60, 49; Wrt. Voc. 24, 49

byfor

(n.)
Grammar
byfor, es; m.
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A beaver, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 13, MS. T. v. befer

byrgend

(n.)
Grammar
byrgend, es; m.
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A burier; sepultor Náhtan byrgendas nou erat qui sepeliret, Ps. Th. 78, 3

byrig-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-leóþ, es; n.
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An epitaph; epitaphium. Bd. 2, l, Lye

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, es; m.
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A burning; incendium Ǽr ðam ðe ðæt mynster mid byrne fornumen wǽre priusquam monasterium esset incendio consumptum, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 18

byrðene dǽl

(n.)
Grammar
byrðene dǽl, es; m.
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A share of a burthen, a portion; portio, Ps. Spl. 49, 19

byrþor

(n.)
Grammar
byrþor, es; n?
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Child-birth, a fetus; partus, fetus Bútan byrþres intingan sine partus causa, Bd. I. 27; S. 493, 40

Linked entry: beorþor

byrþor-cwelm

(n.)
Grammar
byrþor-cwelm, es; m.
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An abortion, a miscarriage

bytte-hlid

(n.)
Grammar
bytte-hlid, es; n.
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann

cac

(n.)
Grammar
cac, es; m?
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Dung, excrement; stercus, foria, merda, Som. Ben. Lye

cac-hús

(n.)
Grammar
cac-hús, es; n.
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A privy; latrina, Som. Ben. Lye