Old English Dictionary Entry

Burh-sittende

Part of speech: burg-sittende;

Definitions

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1 burh-sittende

part. City-dwelling, inhabiting a city; urbem incolens :-- He folgode ánum burhsittendum men ðæs ríces adhœsit uni civium regionis illius, Lk. Bos. 15, 15. Folca bearn burgsittende the sons of men dwelling in cities, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 24; Gen. 1089: Exon. 12b; Th. 21, 20; Cri. 337. Burgsittendra, gen. pl. 106b; Th. 407, 10; Rä. 26, 3. burh-sittende

Similar Words

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

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚻ-ᛋᛁᛏᛏᛖᚾᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Gen.: Genesis (OE poem)
Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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