burgwaras

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From burg (“-city”) +‎ -ware (“residents”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈburxˌwɑ.rɑs/,

Noun

burgwaras m

  1. citizens, people who live in a city
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Ȳþde swā þisne eardġeard · ælda Sċyppend
      oþþæt burgwara · breahtma lēase
      eald enta ġeweorc · īdlu stōdon.
      Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world
      until works of old giants, lacking of
      citizens' noises, stood empty.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative — burgwaras
accusative — burgwaras
genitive — burgwara
dative — burgwarum

References

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