burh-séta
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A city-dweller, townsman, citizen; civis, oppidanus, Wrt. Voc. 18, 36
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burh-síta
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A city-dweller, citizen Burhsíta urbanus, Wrt. Voc. 34, 32
burh-steal
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A city-place; arcis locus, arx
burh-þelu
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A castle-floor
burh-tún
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A city-inclosure, city-dwelling; urbis septum, urbana domus
burh-wered
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A city-multitude; urbis multitudo Heánra burhwered vulgus vel plebs, Wrt. Voc. 18, 37
Decem-ber
The month of December ⬩ Dĕcember, bris
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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.
leód-burh
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A people's town, a town of a country, town occupied by a people Of ðysse leódbyrig [Sodom], Cd. 116; Th. 150, 33; Gen. 2501. Hé eaferum lǽfde lond and leódbyrig he to his children left his land and its towns, Beo. Th. 4933; Th. 2471
Lunden-burh
London
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London Ðes geáres forbarn Lundenburh, Chr. 1077; Erl. 215, 12. Ða Bryttas forléton Kentland and mycclum ege flugon tó Lundenbyrig, Chr. 456; Erl. 13, 29: 872; Erl. 76, 15. Ðý ilcan geáre gesette Ælfréd cyning Lundenburg, 886; Erl. 84, 26
lyni-bór
a gimlet ⬩ auger
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[v. Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 7 boor dasile] a gimlet, auger Lynibór terebellus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 287, 14
medu-burh
A city in which mead is drunk ⬩ one in which mead-drinking warriors live
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A city in which mead is drunk, one in which mead-drinking warriors live On ðære medobyrig, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 2; Jud. 167. On meoduburgum, Exon. 123 a; Th. 473, 18; Bo. 16
prod-bor
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On prodbore in foro, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 11, 16. On protbore, 20, 3. [Cf.(?) bor and prod a pointed instrument; to prod to prick, Jamieson, and common in many parts of England, as if foro were connected with forare.] (?)
ge-búh
turn from
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turn from,Jos. 1, 7;
Searo-burh
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Salisbury In ðære stówe ðe is genemned [æt] Searobyrg (-byrig, Searoburh, Sælesberi), Chr. 552; Th. pp. 28, 29. Tó Searebyrig, 1086; Th. 353, 18. To Searbyrig, 1003; Th. pp. 252, 253. [Seresbyrig (Særes-), 1123; Th. 374, 5, 20, 24, 34.]
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tym-bor
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a revolving borer, an auger Timbor rotum vel taratrum, bor desile, scafa olatrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 9-11. (?)
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wyn-burh
A town where life is pleasant, ⬩ a delightful town
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A town where life is pleasant, a delightful town Þú eádig leofast, and ðé wel weorðeþ on wynburgum, Ps. Th. 127, 2
am-byr
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Dele down to 'equal,' and add cf. byre
bor-líce
Eminently ⬩ excellently ⬩ well
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Eminently, excellently, well Hyt geríst borlíce wel it is eminently suitable, Angl. viii. 302, 5. Wel borlíce hé forð stæppeð full nobly he steps forth, 307, 28. Hé geswutelað borlice he shews admirably, 329, 24. Þá híw rímcræftige esnas borlíce foregylpað
ber-land
bear-land
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Land where barley grows, bear-land (D. D. ) On berlandes heáfda, C. D. iii. 367, 9
ber-land
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