Burgweard

Seo burgweard is werod þāra dēfana is tō gebyrigen hērġian dōmum, gehēlan mid mētungum, onginnan ādlan and gehealdan eorðan.

Oftost hæbbaþ burgweardas wicas in hiera byrig. Polfīsan sind ġetogen on ǣrestfultum ġefeahtum and hæftungum, forþām þe polīsweardas sind oft ān of þām ǣrestan folc þe tō gesēcan is þǣr menn sīc or untrume, swā swā ān cearcerfyrst, oððe fȳr.