burh-gemót
A BURGMOTE, city-moot, meeting of townsmen, corporation ⬩ urbis comitia
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A BURGMOTE, city-moot, meeting of townsmen, corporation; urbis comitia Hæbbe man þríwa on geáre burhgemót thrice in a year let a city-moot be held, L. Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3: L. C. S. 18; Th. i. 386, 4
burh-geréfa
A BOROUGH-REEVE, city-reeve, the governor and chief magistrate of a city or town ⬩ urbis prætor, præfectus, præpositus, quæstor, curialis,
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A BOROUGH-REEVE, city-reeve, the governor and chief magistrate of a city or town; urbis prætor, præfectus, præpositus, quæstor, curialis, Wrt. Voc. 18, 7: 18, 42
burh-gata
city-gates,
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city-gates, Jos. 2, 5
burh-geat
A city-gate ⬩ urbis porta
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A city-gate; urbis porta Æt burhgeate at the city-gate, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 22; Gen. 2426. Mid ðam ðe ða burhgata belocene wurdon cum portœ clauderentur, Jos. 2, 5. Fóre burg-geatum before the city-gates, Andr. Kmbl. 1679; An. 842: Exon. 120a; Th. 461,
burh-man
A townsman, citizen ⬩ urbanus, civis
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A townsman, citizen; urbanus, civis Burhman vel burhsita urbanus, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 103; Wrt. Voc. 34, 32: Nathan. 1
burh-ræced
A city-dwelling,
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A city-dwelling
burh-rǽden
Citizenship ⬩ municipatus
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Citizenship; municipatus, Cot. 128
burh-hleoþ
A fortress-height, the hill on which a city is built ⬩ clivus montis, in quo arx vel urbs sita est
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A fortress-height, the hill on which a city is built; clivus montis, in quo arx vel urbs sita est Forbærned burhhleoðu scorched fortress-heights, Cd. 146; Th. 182, 3; Exod. 70. Ic eom brungen of burghleoðurn I am brought from fortress-heights, Exon.
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burh-leóde
Town-people, citizens ⬩ cives
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Town-people, citizens; cives Him ða burhleóde wiðcwǽdon the citizens withstood him, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 6: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 7; Sat. 561: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 14; Jud. 187: 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud. 175
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burh-rúnan
The fates, furies, fairies ⬩ parcæ, furiæ, oreades
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The fates, furies, fairies; parcæ, furiæ, oreades Burhrúnan furiœ, Cot. 92
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burh-ealdor
A ruler of a city, mayor, citizen ⬩ urbis præfectus, municeps,
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A ruler of a city, mayor, citizen; urbis præfectus, municeps, Ælfc. Gr. 14; Som. 16, 55: 9, 55; Som. 13, 24
burh-ágende
Possessing a fortress,
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Possessing a fortress
burh-síta
A city-dweller, citizen
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A city-dweller, citizen Burhsíta urbanus, Wrt. Voc. 34, 32
burh-sittend
A city-dweller, an inhabitant of a city, citizen ⬩ urbis incola, civis
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A city-dweller, an inhabitant of a city, citizen; urbis incola, civis Ðú scealt sunu ágan, ðone sculon burhsittende Isaac hátan thou shall have a son, whom the city-dwellers shall call Isaac, Cd. 106; Th. 140, 12; Gen. 2326: 136; Th. 172, 2; Gen. 2838
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burh-sittende
City-dwelling, inhabiting a city ⬩ urbem incolens
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City-dwelling, inhabiting a city; urbem incolens He folgode ánum burhsittendum men ðæs ríces adhœsit uni civium regionis illius, Lk. Bos. 15, 15. Folca bearn burgsittende the sons of men dwelling in cities, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 24; Gen. 1089: Exon. 12b; Th
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burh-steal
A city-place ⬩ arcis locus, arx
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx
burh-stede
A city-place, city ⬩ urbis locus, urbs
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A city-place, city; urbis locus, urbs On ðam burh-stede in that city. Cd. 52; Th. 65, 7; Gen. 1062 : 174; Th. 218, 31; Dan. 47. Hí ágon beorhtne burhstede they shall have a bright city-place, 221; Th. 287, 6; Sae. 363: Beo. Th. 4522; B. 2265. Æfter burhstedum
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burh-weall
A city-wall ⬩ urbis vallum, mœnia
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A city-wall; urbis vallum, mœnia Burhweall mœnia, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 66, 116; Wrt. Voc. 36, 36. Léton ðone hálgan burhwealle néb they left the saint near the city-wall, Andr. Kmbl. 1666; An. 835. Beorhte burhweallas bright city-walls, Cd. 220; Th. 282
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burh-scipe
A township, [BOROUGH-SHIP], free borough, an incorporated city or town ⬩ municipium
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A township, [BOROUGH-SHIP], free borough, an incorporated city or town; municipium, Ælfc. Gr. 10; Som. 14, 50: Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 104
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burh-scír
A city-boundary, city-liberty ⬩ urbis territorium
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A city-boundary, city-liberty; urbis territorium Ða yfelan leóda fíf burhscíra ðæs Sodomítisces eardes the evil people of the five city-boundaries of the Sodomitish land, Ælfc. T. 7, 20: Jos. 13; Thw. 152, 9: Cot. 148