Burh-stede

Old English Dictionary Entry

Burh-stede

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: burg-stede, es; Related words:

Definitions

1 burh-stede

m. A city-place, city; urbis locus, urbs :-- On ðam burh-stede in thai city. Cd. 52; Th. 65, 7; Gen. 1062 : 174; Th. 218, 31; Dan. 47. Hí ágon beorhtne burhstede they shall have a bright city-place, 221; Th. 287, 6; Sae. 363: Beo. Th. 4522; B. 2265. Æfter burhstedum through the cities, Andr. Kmbl. 1161; An. 581. Se burgstede wæs blissum gefylled the city-place was filed with joys, Exon. 52a; Th. 181, 10; Gú. 1291: 124a; Th. 476, 3; Ruin. 2. burh-stede

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚻ-ᛋᛏᛖᛞᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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