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Old English Dictionary Entry

Burg-man

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1 burg-man

Add :-- Hé wæs ánes burhmannes sunu on Ysrahéla lande, Hml. A. 181, 10. Hí wendon him tó þǽre burge (Dover) weard and ofslógon má þanne .xx. manna, and þá burhmen ofslógon .xix. men on óðre healfe, Chr. 1048; P. 173, 4. Lǽde hine sum ealdormann hine geond þás burh and secge þám burhmannum, Hml. A. 99, 235. [N.E.D. borough-man.] burg-man
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚷ-ᛗᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Hml.
Homilies (Ælfric or other)
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