burh.

A fortified settlement in Anglo-Saxon England, associated especially with organized defense and administration.

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Words that belong together

• a fortified burh
• the burh’s defenses

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The burh’s defenses drew farmers inside before the raiders reached the fields.

The road led to a fortified burh rather than an isolated castle.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular burh; plural burhs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.