Acemannes burh

Old English Dictionary Entry

Acemannes burh

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: burg; Related words: Baðan. acemannes burh

Definitions

1 Acemannes burh

g. burge; d. byrig, beri; f: ceaster, cester; g. ceastre; f. [æce ake, mannes man's, ceaster or burh city or fortress] 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 in the old burgh, Akeman's Chester; but men call it Bath, Chr. 973; Ing. 158, 26. At Acemannes beri at Akeman's bury, Ing. 158, note g.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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