Rome burg

Old English

Alternative forms

• Rōmeburh

Etymology

Literally "the city of Rome."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroː.me burɡ/, [ˈroː.me burˠɣ]

Noun

Rōme burg f

1. the city of Rome
   • c. 992, Ælfric of Eynsham, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Hē ġeċēas fisċeras ǣr þon þe hē cure cāseras, for þon þe betere is þæt sē cāsere, þonne hē tō Rōme byrġ becymþ, þæt hē weorpe his cynehelm and ġecneowiġe æt þæs fisċeres ġemynde þonne sē fisċere ġecneowiġe æt þæs cāseres ġemynde.

     He chose fishermen before he chose emperors, because it is better for an emperor when he comes to Rome to cast aside his crown and kneel at a memorial of a fisherman than for a fisherman to kneel at a memorial of an emperor.

   • c. 992, Ælfric of Eynsham, "The Universal Faith"

     Swā hraðe swā hēo upp āspringþ on ǣrne morgen, hēo sċīnþ on Hierūsalem, and on Rōme byrġ, and on þissum earde, and on eallum eardum ætgædere, and hwæðere hēo is ġesċeaft, and gǣþ be Godes dihte.

     As soon as it comes up in the early morning, it shines on Jerusalem, and on the city of Rome, and on this country and all countries at once, and yet it's a creation, and it's only moving where God tells it to.

Declension

Declension of Rome burg (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Rōme burg	—
accusative	Rōme burg	—
genitive	Rōme byrġ	—
dative	Rōme byrġ	—