Old English Dictionary Entry

Burg-wigende

Definitions

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1 burg-wigende

part. pl. City-warring; used substantively, city-warriors; ex arce belligerentes, cives belligeri :-- Swylce Húna cyning meahte abannan to beadwe burgwígendra whomsoever of city-warriors the king of the Huns might summon to the fight, Elen. Kmbl. 68; El. 34. burg-wigende

Similar Words

-bald
-bátian, -bátung
-beámed(e)
-beámen
-bearde, -beardede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚷ-ᚹᛁᚷᛖᚾᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

El.: Elene (OE poem by Cynewulf)

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