L888.2.00
- : Sawyer 888, MS 1, Boundary 2: Brussels, Bibliotèque Royale, 7965-73 (3723)
- : St Albans
- : Hertfordshire
- : Burston in St Stephens, St Albans
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- These
- þesÞis
- are
- beonsynt
- the
- seþa
- land-boundaries
- landgemærelandgemære
- to
- toto
- Burston
- Burstonbyrstane
- ·
- First
- ærestErest
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþære
- broad
- bradbradan
- apple-tree
- apuldorapuldran
- along
- andlang<7>land
- the
- seþære
- high
- heahhean
- street
- strætstræte
- ·
- until
- þæt<ŧ>
- it
- hithit
- comes
- cumancumð
- to
- toto
- the
- seþam
- heathen
- hæþen[hæþenan]
- burial-place
- byrgels[byrgelse]
- from
- of[of]
- the
- se[þam]
- burial-place
- byrgelsbyrgelse
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- river
- eaeaa
- ·
- down
- adunadune
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) river
- eaeaa
- to
- onon
- cress
- cærsecærs
- spring
- wyllaƿwylle
- from
- of[of]
- cress
- cærse[cærs]
- spring
- wylla[ƿwylle]
- to
- onon
- Cynewald's
- Cynewaldcyneƿwoldes
- spring
- wyllaƿwylle
- ·
- and
- and<7>
- thence
- þanonþanon
- up
- upup
- to
- toto
- (the) wood
- wuduƿwuda
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- beech-tree
- becebecean
- ·
- thence
- þærþær
- through
- þurhþurh
- the
- seþæne
- wood
- wuduƿwudu
- to
- toto
- winnan1
- -ƿwinnan
- beech
- becebeacean
- ·
- from
- ofof
- winnan
- -ƿwinnan
- beech-tree
- becebeacean
- straight on
- ongerihteongerihte
- to
- toto
- Wifeling [beetle + 's]
- wifel + -ingƿwifel-ing
- wych-elms
- wiceƿwcon
- ·
- and
- and<7>
- thence
- þanonþanon
- up
- upup
- to
- toto
- bright
- scienescene
- 'leah'/wood2
- leahlege
- dean (valley)
- denudene
- ·
- along
- andlang<7>lang
- (the) dean
- denudene
- to
- toto
- the
- seþeem
- nattocks3
- *nættocnætticon
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþæm
- nattocks
- *nættocnætticon
- to
- onon
- the
- seþæne
- ash
- æscæsc
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- ash
- æscæsce
- to
- onon
- the
- seþene
- service-tree4
- syrfesyrfinan
- stump
- *stumbelstumbl
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- stump
- *stumbelstumble
- to
- onon
- Frighild's
- Frighildfrigilde
- slough
- solsol
- ·
- from
- ofof
- Frighild's
- Frighildfrigilde
- slough
- solsole
- to
- onon
- the
- seþæt
- byre/cow-shed
- byrebyr
- tree
- treowtreoƿw
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- tree
- treowtreoƿwe
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- three
- þrieþry
- stumps
- *stumbelstumblas
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- stumps
- *stumbelstumblum
- to
- onon
- the
- seþæne
- green
- grenegrenan
- pool
- meremere
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþam
- pool
- meremere
- to
- onon
- apple-tree
- apuldorapulder
- 'leah'/wood
- leahlege
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþeere
- 'leah'
- leahlege
- to
- onon
- chalk
- cealccealc
- dell
- delldel
- ·
- from
- ofof
- chalk
- cealccealc
- dell
- delldelle
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- rough
- ruhrugan
- wych-elm
- wiceƿwican
- ·
- from
- ofof
- the
- seþære
- wych-elm
- wiceƿwican
- along
- æfteræfter
- (the) dean
- denudene
- back
- efteft
- to
- onon
- the
- seþa
- broad
- bradbradan
- apple-tree
- apuldorapuldran
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- This may be either 'ƿwinnan' or 'pinnan'; OE 'winna' (adversary) is an unlikely, albeit possible, first element. As always, an otherwise unattested personal name is also possible Back to text
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- I.e. Shenley Back to text
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- A word whose precise meaning is unclear, but is associated with wet areas or clumps of marsh grass Back to text
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- Assuming that 'syrfinan' is in error for 'syrfan' Back to text