Old English · noun
winburg
Normalised wīnburg
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong consonant stem
- IPA
- /ˈwiːnˌburɡ/[ˈwiːnˌburˠɣ]
- Syllables
- ˈwiːn · ˌburɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- walledfeastsfollowerstowndrunkfeastingvineyard
Meaning
-
town where wine is drunk or where there is feasting
-
a place where a prince feasts his followers
mid Crēacum iċ wæs ond mid Finnum ond mid Cāsere sē þe wīnburga ġeweald āhte...
I was with the Greeks and I was with the Finns and with Caesar, he who had power over feasting-towns...
Mid Sercingum iċ wæs ond mid Seringum; -
a chief town
-
a walled vineyard
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Equivalent to wīn (“wine”) + burg.
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