burhbot

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to burh +‎ bōt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈburxˌboːt/, [ˈburˠxˌboːt]

Noun[edit]

burhbōt f (nominative plural burhbōta)

  1. the repairing of fortresses which was among the burdens on all landed property

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921