byrgen

Meaning

1. burial place: grave, tomb

   Sē Antonius ġeseah þæs Paules sāwle swā hwīte swā snāw stīgan tō heofonum betweoh engla þrēatas; ond twēġen lēon ādulfon his byrġenne on þæs wēstenes sande; þǣr resteð Paules līchoma mid yfellīċe dūste bewriġen, ac on dōmes dæġe hē arīseð on wuldor.

   Antonius saw Paul's soul, as white as snow, ascend to heaven among throngs of angels; and two lions dug his tomb in the sand of the desert. There lies Paul's body, covered by filthy dust, but on Judgement Day he will arise in glory.

   late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

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