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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈʃi͜yldˌburɡ/, [ˈʃi͜yɫdˌburˠɣ]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *skelduburgz. Cognate with Old High German skiltburg, Old Norse skjaldborg. Equivalent to sċield (“shield”) + burg (“fortress”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*skelduburgz}} Proto-Germanic *skelduburgz, {{cog|goh|skiltburg}} Old High German skiltburg, {{cog|non|skjaldborg}} Old Norse skjaldborg, {{compound|ang|sċield|burg|t1=shield|t2=fortress}} sċield (“shield”) + burg (“fortress”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=sċieldburg}} sċieldburg f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun|sċieldburg|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburg|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburga|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburgum}} Forms: sċieldburg [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sċieldburg [nominative, singular], sċieldbyrġ [nominative, plural], sċieldburg [accusative, singular], sċieldbyrġ [accusative, plural], sċieldbyrġ [genitive, singular], sċieldburga [genitive, plural], sċieldbyrġ [dative, singular], sċieldburgum [dative, plural]
  1. shield wall Synonyms: bordweall, sċieldweall
    Sense id: en-scieldburg-ang-noun-Zv3vUCy3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈʃi͜yldˌburɡ/, [ˈʃi͜yɫdˌburˠɣ]
Etymology: From a compound of the same words, but with burg having the sense “city” instead of “fortress.” Head templates: {{ang-noun|f|head=sċieldburg}} sċieldburg f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun|sċieldburg|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburg|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburga|sċieldbyrġ|sċieldburgum}} Forms: sċieldburg [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sċieldburg [nominative, singular], sċieldbyrġ [nominative, plural], sċieldburg [accusative, singular], sċieldbyrġ [accusative, plural], sċieldbyrġ [genitive, singular], sċieldburga [genitive, plural], sċieldbyrġ [dative, singular], sċieldburgum [dative, plural]
  1. city of refuge
    Sense id: en-scieldburg-ang-noun-~SBaX6lU Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "2": "sċieldbyrġ",
        "3": "sċieldburg",
        "4": "sċieldbyrġ",
        "5": "sċieldbyrġ",
        "6": "sċieldburga",
        "7": "sċieldbyrġ",
        "8": "sċieldburgum"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "city of refuge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "city of refuge",
          "city of refuge"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃi͜yldˌburɡ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃi͜yɫdˌburˠɣ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scieldburg"
}

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