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Anglo-Saxon

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burh-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
burh-gemót, es; n.
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Edg. ii. 5; Th. i. 268, 3: L. C. S. 18; Th. i. 386, 4

burh-ræced

(n.)
Grammar
burh-ræced, es; n.
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A city-dwelling

burh-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sæl, es; n.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling

burh-scipe

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

Linked entry: ge-burh-scípe

burh-sele

(n.)
Grammar
burh-sele, es; m.
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A castle-hall, city-dwelling

burh-steal

(n.)
Grammar
burh-steal, es; m.
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx

burh-tún

(n.)
Grammar
burh-tún, es; m.
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A city-inclosure, city-dwelling; urbis septum, urbana domus

burh-wered

(n.)
Grammar
burh-wered, es; n.
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A city-multitude; urbis multitudo Heánra burhwered vulgus vel plebs, Wrt. Voc. 18, 37

Butting-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Butting-tún, es; m.
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Erl. notes, p. 318

býcniend-líc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
býcniend-líc gemet, es; n.
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The indicative mood; indicativus modus, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 18, MS. C

byrc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
byrc-holt, es; n.
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A birch holt or grove; betuletum, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 21

Linked entry: birc-holt

byrd-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
byrd-dæg, es; m.
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A birth-day; natalis dies

byrgen-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-leóþ, es; n.
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A tomb-elegy, an epitaph; sepulcrale carmen, epitaphium On his byrgenne is awriten byrgen-leóþ scriptnm est in tumba ipsius epitaphium, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 18

Linked entries: byrg-leóþ byrig-leóþ bergels-leóþ

byrgen-song

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-song, es; m.
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A burial song; cantus sepulcralis, Leo 116

Linked entry: bergel-song

byrgere

(n.)
Grammar
byrgere, es; m.
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A burier, corpse-bearer; vespillo, Cot. 155

byrhtm

(n.)
Grammar
byrhtm, es; m.
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Noise, tumult; fragor, tumultus, Apstls. Kmbl. 42; Ap. 21

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, es; n.
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A mulberry-tree; morus He ofslóh byrig heora on hagule occidit moros eorum in pruina, Ps. Spl. 77, 52: L. M. 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 17

Byríne

(n.)
Grammar
Byríne, es; m.
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Birinus, the first bishop of Wessex, Chr. 649; Th. 50, 3, col. 2, 3; 51, 2, col. 1

byrn-wíggend

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-wíggend, es; m.
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A soldier clothed in armour, a mailed warrior; loricatus miles vel bellator Bealde byrnwíggende bold warriors, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 13; Jud. 17

byrst

(n.)
Grammar
byrst, es; n.
Entry preview:

A bristle; seta Byrst seta, Wrt. Voc. 286, 57: Glos. Epnl. Recd. 162, 49. Hyre twigu beóþ swylce swínene [MS. swinen] byrst its twigs are like swine bristles, Herb. 52, 2; Lchdm. i. 156, 3

Linked entries: bryst berst bristl

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