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burgage, burgher,
burgage [ˈbʌrgədʒ, ˈbʌrgɪdʒ, ˈbʌrgɪtʃ]
n. A form of tenure by which burgh land is held of and under the Crown in free burgage.
n. A form of tenure by which burgh land is held of and under the Crown in free burgage.
burgher
n. A member of that section of the Secession Church which upheld the lawfulness of the Burgess oath.
n. A member of that section of the Secession Church which upheld the lawfulness of the Burgess oath.
burgat,
burgat [NN.a. ˈbʌrgət]
n. A soup made of black peas.
n. A soup made of black peas.
Birges, Birgis, Borgis, Burges, Burgess, Burghess,
Burges [ˈbʌrdʒəs]
pn. Bruges (Flanders, Belgium).
pn. Bruges (Flanders, Belgium).
Compounds and phrases etc.
burges threid: Flaxen thread named after Burges where the flax for the thread was grown.
burgess, comburgess, conburgess,
burgess [ˈbʌrdʒəs]
n. An inhabitant of a burgh with full rights of citizenship.
n. An inhabitant of a burgh with full rights of citizenship.
Compounds and phrases etc.
comburgess: A fellow burgess.
burgi, burgie,
burgie [I.Sh. ˈbʌrgi]
n. The glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus.
n. The glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus.
birn, burn, burnie, burny, pirn,
burn [bʌrn]
n. A stream.
dim. burnie small stream
n. A stream.
dim. burnie small stream
bern, birdens, birn, birn_the_wind, birnewin, birnie, birnies, birnin, birns, birnt, birny, bren, brend, brenn, brent, brind, brinn, brun, brunn, brunt, bruntie, brunty, burn, burn_the_wind, burnewin, burnies, burnin, burns, burnt, burny, fire-birn, fire-burn, heckiebirnie, hecklebirnie, hecklebirny, heckleburnie, heckleburny, heckybirny, muirbirn, muirburn, mureburn, pirn, pirns, sin-brunt, sun-brunt, sun-brunt,
burn [bʌrn, bɪrn]
also bren [brɛn]
n. Roots or twigs of burnt heath, a brand mark on animals. A pasture on dry, heathy land.
pl. burns, burnies
v. To burn.
pt. pp.burnt [bʌrnt, bɪrnt], brunt [brʌnt], brent [brɛnt] the latter also as v. To burn, to brand. I.Sh. Of animals: to be in heat, to rut.
also bren [brɛn]
n. Roots or twigs of burnt heath, a brand mark on animals. A pasture on dry, heathy land.
pl. burns, burnies
v. To burn.
pt. pp.burnt [bʌrnt, bɪrnt], brunt [brʌnt], brent [brɛnt] the latter also as v. To burn, to brand. I.Sh. Of animals: to be in heat, to rut.
burny
adj. Dried up. I.Ork. Of weather: Burning cold.
adj. Dried up. I.Ork. Of weather: Burning cold.
Compounds and phrases etc.
burnin: Burning.
burn the wind contracted burnewin [ˈbʌrnəwɪn, -wʌn, ˈbɪrn-]: A blacksmith.
bruntie: A blacksmith.
fire-burn: Sea phosphorescence.
heckleburnie [ˈhɛklbɪrnɪ]: n. A euphemism for Hell.
muirburn: The controlled burning of old heather and rough grass on moorland.
sun-brunt: Sun-burned.
burn the wind contracted burnewin [ˈbʌrnəwɪn, -wʌn, ˈbɪrn-]: A blacksmith.
bruntie: A blacksmith.
fire-burn: Sea phosphorescence.
heckleburnie [ˈhɛklbɪrnɪ]: n. A euphemism for Hell.
muirburn: The controlled burning of old heather and rough grass on moorland.
sun-brunt: Sun-burned.
Burnmooth,
Burnmooth [ˈbʌrnmuθ]
pn. Burnmouth (Borders).
pn. Burnmouth (Borders).
bur, burr, burrie, burrs, burry, burry_man, burryman, bury, canniber, canniburr, canny_bar,
burr [bʌr]
n. The burdock Arctium minus or lappa. A bur, a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. A sea urchin. A strong thick-set person of stubborn temper.
n. The burdock Arctium minus or lappa. A bur, a seed vessel having hooks or prickles. A sea urchin. A strong thick-set person of stubborn temper.
burry
adj. having hooks or prickles like a bur.
adj. having hooks or prickles like a bur.
Compounds and phrases etc.
burry man: A public scapegoat.
canniburr: MN. A sea urchin.
(creepin) burr: NN.b. The clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum.
hedge burrs: WC. The cleavers Galium aparine.
canniburr: MN. A sea urchin.
(creepin) burr: NN.b. The clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum.
hedge burrs: WC. The cleavers Galium aparine.
barra, barrae, barrey, burra, burrae, burrie, burrow,
burrae [bʌrə, bʌre]
n. A barrow, a tumulus.
n. A barrow, a tumulus.