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Old English Dictionary Entry

Burh-leóde

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Definitions

Definitions

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1 burh-leóde

nom. acc; gen. -leóda; dat. -leódum; pl. m. Town-people, citizens; cives :-- Him ða burhleóde wiðcwǽdon the citizens withstood him, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 6: Cd. 226; Th. 300, 7; Sat. 561: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 14; Jud. 187: 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud. 175. [O. Sax. burg-liudi incolœ, cives.] burh-leode
Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚻ-ᛚᛖᚩᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.
Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Ors.
Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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