Old English Dictionary Entry

Burh-weall

Part of speech: burg-weall, -weal, es;

Definitions

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1 burh-weall

m. A city-wall; urbis vallum, mœnia :-- Burhweall mœnia, Ælfc. Gl. 55; Som. 66, 116; Wrt. Voc. 36, 36. Léton ðone hálgan burhwealle néb they left the saint near the city-wall, Andr. Kmbl. 1666; An. 835. Beorhte burhweallas bright city-walls, Cd. 220; Th. 282, 31; Sat. 295. Brecan ðone burgweal to break through the city-wall, Exon. 83b; Th. 315, 28; Mod. 38: 22a; Th. 61, 1; Cri. 978. burh-weall

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Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚱᚻ-ᚹᛠᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

An.: Andreas (OE poem)
Andr.: Andreas (OE poem)
Cd.: Codex Diplomaticus Saxonici (Kemble)
Cri.: Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.: Exeter Book
Som.: Somner's Dictionarium Saxonico-Latino-Anglicum
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
Voc.: Vocabulary
Wrt.: Wright, T. & Wülcker, R. P., Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies
Ælfc.: Ælfric

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