Finns

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - finns

According to the Old English Dictionary:

buruh = Finnes burh;

Finns
gen. -burge; f. Finnsburg :-- Swylce eal Finnes buruh [MS. Finns] fýrenu wǽre as if all Fin's castle were on fire, Fins. Th. 72; Fin. 36. This Finnsburg is no doubt the same as the Finnesham mentioned by Beowulf, -- Swylce hie æt Finnes hám findaa meahton such as they might find at Finnesham, Beo. Th. 2316; B. 1156.

Related words: Finn. finns

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