Old English Dictionary Entry

Burgenda land

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 Burgenda land

n. The land of the Burgundians, an island in the west of the Baltic sea; Boringia. Burgenda land is the Icelandic Burgundarhólmr, of which the present Danish and Swedish name Bornholm is a contraction :-- Burgenda land the land of the Burgundians, Ors. l, 1; Bos. 21, 44. burgenda land

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚷᛖᚾᛞᚪ ᛚᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)

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