burhbot

Old English

Alternative forms

  • burgbōt

Etymology

Equivalent to burh + bōt.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

burhbōt f (nominative plural burhbōta)

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

Declension

References

  • 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
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