berig
to a city
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to a city, Wrt. Voc. 84, 45
Acemannes burh
Bath, Somersetshire
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Bath, Somersetshire Hér Eádgár to ríce féng at Acemannes byrig, ðæt is at Baðan here, A. D. 972, Edgar took the kingdom at Akeman's burgh, that is at Bath, Chr. 972; Th. 225, 18, col. 3. On ðære ealdan byrig, Acemannes ceastre; ac beornas Baðan nemnaþ
Bearan burh
Banbury, Oxfordshire
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
breahtm
A noise, tumult, sound, cry; ⬩ fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio ⬩ to break
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A noise, tumult, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio Ðá wearþ breahtm hæfen then a noise was raised, Exon. 36 a; Th. 118, 1; Gú. 233. Breahtem stígeþ a tumult rises, 83 b; Th. 314, 25, note; Mó. 19. Breahtmum hwurfon ymb ðæt
beran
to carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to bear ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to carry ⬩ fruit
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Add: Fero ic bere gǽð ðus; fers ðú berst (byrst), fert hé berð (byrð), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 199, 6. Bierð bajulat. Wrt. Voc. ii. II, 66. Bireþ gestat, 41, 59. with sense of motion, to carry, bring. with concrete object Hié mé on heofenas beraþ, Bl. H. 183,
Eádes burh
EDDESBURY, Cheshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Cestriensi
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EDDESBURY, Cheshire; loci nomen in agro Cestriensi Æðelflǽd Myrcna hlǽfdige ða burh getimbrede æt Eádes byrig Æthelfled, lady of the Mercians, built the fortress at Eddesbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 30, col. 2
biren
A she-bear
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A she-bear Ursa, ꝥ is on úre geðeóde byren ... Bebeád seó fǽmne þǽre byrene ... and seó byren hine lét gangan, Shrn. 47, 1-7. In loco que vocitatur birene-feld, C. D. ii. 76, 7. Byrene urse, Kent. Gl. 606
heáfod-burh
Chief town, capital, metropolis ⬩ metropolis
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Chief town, capital, metropolis Forgeaf him wununge on Cantwarebyrig, seó wæs ealles his ríces heáfodburh he gave him a dwelling in Canterbury, that was the chief town of all his kingdom, Homl. Th. ii. 128, 31. Hí becómon æt néxtan tó ánre heáfod-byrig
beorþ
A BIRTH ⬩ the act of coming into life ⬩ the thing born ⬩ nativitas ⬩ partus ⬩ fetus
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A BIRTH, the act of coming into life, the thing born; nativitas, partus, fetus Cot. 87. Found in the compounds berþ-estre, berþ-ling : v. also beorþor, beorþor-cwelm, -þínen; hyse-beorþor
bearhtm-hwíl
A twinkling while ⬩ a moment ⬩ oculi nictus tempus ⬩ momentum
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A twinkling while, a moment; oculi nictus tempus, momentum On ánre byrhtmhwíle in momenta temporis, Lk. Bos. 4, 5
Linked entries: beorht-hwíl brac-hwíl
Baddan-burh
BADBURY, Dorsetshire ⬩ Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil
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BADBURY, Dorsetshire, formerly Baddanburgum; Baddanburgus in quo castra metatus est Eadweardus Ælfredi fil, An. 901; He gewícode æt Baddanbyrig wið Winburnan he encamped at Badbury near Winburn, Chr. 901; Th. 178, 26. ;
fóre-burh
a fore-court ⬩ entrance-court ⬩ vestibule ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ a wall before a fortification ⬩ pro-mūrāle ⬩ mūrus ante mūrum ⬩ dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione sit
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a fore-court, entrance-court, vestibule; vestĭbŭlum Hig etaþ ða hláfas on ðæs geteldes fórebirig comĕdent pānes in tabernācŭli testĭmōnii vestĭbŭlo, Ex. 29, 32. a wall before a fortification; pro-mūrāle, mūrus ante mūrum, dictum ex eo quod pro mūnītione
ge-byrnod
Furnished with a coat of mail ⬩ lōrīcātus
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Furnished with a coat of mail; lōrīcātus Gebyrnod lōrīcātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 12
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ende-byrdan
To set in order, adjust, dispose ⬩ dispōnĕre
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To set in order, adjust, dispose; dispōnĕre, Ps. Spl. 49, 6
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Eádmundes burh
St. Edmundsbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
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St. Edmundsbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk Hér, A. D. 1046, forþférde Æðelstán abbot on Abban dúne and féng Spearhafoc munuc to of Sc̃e Eádmundes byrig here died Æthelstan, abbot of Abingdon, and monk Spearhawk of St. Edmundsbury succeeded, Chr. 1046
Linked entry: Bederices weorþ
feaht
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of feohtan
Mealdumes burh
Malmsbury
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Malmsbury Aldhelme abbode æt Mealdumesbyrig, Cod. Dip. Birch 154, 6. Æt Meldum, ðæt is óðrum naman Maldumes buruh geclypud, 24, Binnon Mealdelmes byrig, Chr. 1015; Erl. 152, 3: Cod. Dip. Kmbl. vi. 312, col. 2
ge-búr
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Add: glossing Latin words Gibuur colonus, vicinus, Txts. 46, 163. Gebúr colonus, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 32. Gebýr, ii. 17, 6. used of others than English Ic wæs gebúr on þám lande þe [hátte] Nisibim, Shrn. 36, 21. Hit gelamp in Samni ꝥ sumes ríces mannes
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Cyric-burh
Chirbury, Shropshire ⬩ loci nomen in agro Salopiensi
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Chirbury, Shropshire; loci nomen in agro Salopiensi Æðelflǽd ða burh getimbrede æt Cyricbyrig Æthelfled built the fortress at Chirbury, Chr. 913; Th. 186, 35, col. 2; 187, 35, col. 1
birce
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Birciae, birce populus, Txts. 88, 792. Birce, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 22. Byrce, ii. 68, 25. Birce beta, i. 285, 38: ii. 11, 57. Byrce betulus, 12, 65. Beeástan ðá bircan, C. D. iii. 213, 3. In ðá twislihtran biricean, 391, 21. Add