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burgum

N

city or town.dat.pl

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burgum#Old_English

Consistency issue

POS specified for derived word

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 5

Lemma: burg 'city or town' (oe-dat-pl)

burg
N
city or town; fortified place: fortress, castle
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/burg#Old_English
originates from: PGmc *burg- 'fortified place, town' through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:85)
Variations
burh 'city or town'
Paradigms