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burh
1.The communal fortification of an ancient Anglo-Saxon village.
2. A borough.
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Similarly, BUND 2,21,14,4 (in India, any artificial embankment, a dam, dyke or causeway) and VAND 22,1,14,4 BURH 2,21,18,8 (borough) BUSI 2,21,19 9 (busy) \ (wand) are digital charades.
Digital diversions by Thorpe, Susan / Word Ways
Examples of complete obstruent devoicing are plenty in the case of changes like in OE burz > burh 'town' or PGmc hlass > hlaf 'loaf', etc.
Karl Luick's Historische Grammatik and medieval English consonant ... by Welna, Jerzy / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
20) Nu we sceolan, men ha leofestan, [eth]a wundor gecyrran on so[thorn]faestnesse geleafan ures Drihtnes Now, we must, men the dearest, those marvels tum to the truth of faith in our Lord Haelendes Cristes, [thorn]a he burh his [thorn]a mycclan miht worhte beforan manna eagum.
Categorial heterogenity: Old English determiners * by Bartnik, Artur / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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