• : Sawyer 688, MS 1: London, British Library, Cotton Claudius B. vi
  • : Abingdon
  • : Wiltshire
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First
ærestÆrest
to
onon
wall
weallƿweall
way1
wegƿweg
then
þonneþonne
to
onon
the
seþa
earth
eorþeeorð
fortification
burhburg
thence
þæt<ŧ>
forth
forþforð
by
bebe
(the) root-wale/woodbank
wyrtwalaƿwurtƿwalan
to
toto
boundary
mearcmearc
way
wegƿwege
then
þonneþonne
to
onon
beetle's
wifelƿwifeles
hemmed land2
hammham
westward (the western part)
westeweardƿwesteƿwearde
thence
þæt<ŧ>
forth
forþforð
along
andlangandlang
town/fortification
burhburg
stream | back/ridge3
bæce | bæcbeces
then
þonneþonne
to
toto
woad
wadƿwad
'leah'/wood
leahleage
westward (the western part)
westeweardƿwesteƿwearde
 
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then
þonneþonne
to
toto
boundary
mearcmearc
way
wegƿwege
thence
þæt<ŧ>
west
westƿwest
to
toto
island | yew
ig | iwig
open land/field4
feldfeld
way
wegƿwege
to
onon
the
seþa
oak
acac
to
onon
hay
fileþefileð
coomb (valley)
cumbcumbe
then
þonneþonne
along
andlang<7>langes
(the) hedge
haga1hagan
to
onon
bidan
-bidan
hemmed land5
hammham
eastward (the eastern part)
easteweardeasteƿwearde
thence
þæt<ŧ>
along
andlangandlanges
(the) hedge
haga1hagan
out
utut
to
toto
ride | rod | cross
*rodu | rodd | rodrod
'leah'/wood
leahleage
westward (the western part)
westeweardƿwesteƿwearde
then
þonneþonne
to
toto
heath
hæþheað
field
feldfeld
gate
geatgeate
 
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1
But note L756.0.01's 'ƿwælƿweg' (corpse path) before the 'eorð byrig' (bounds of Bedwyn) Back to text
2
'hamm' often refers to land largely hemmed by a river bend or land similarly configured Back to text
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This is the feature which has given its name to Burbage; CDEPN suggests some doubt as to whether Burbage is named after a stream or a ridge ('bæce' or 'bæc'), but this spelling and L756.0.01's 'burh beces', together with the modern pronunciation, favour 'stream' Back to text
4
Cp. 'ig felda' in L756.0 Back to text
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Cp. L756.0's 'bydan hammes' (both manuscripts) Back to text