Old English · noun
burgtun
Normalised burgtūn
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈburɡˌtuːn/[ˈburˠɣˌtuːn]
- Syllables
- ˈburɡ · ˌtuːn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- city-enclosurecity-dwelling
Meaning
-
city-enclosure, city-dwelling
Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.
This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From burg (“city, stronghold”) + tūn (“enclosure, town”).
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