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Mōtung:Burgweard

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According to the website Ancestry.com, Burgweard is surname in Old English from burg "fortress" and w(e)ard "guard protector". 2804:431:D729:214C:AD31:E658:FB45:FFB5 18:02, 24 Solmonaþ 2024 (UTC)

It is an authentic word found in Bosworth & Toller:
The definition attached to a variant spelling, burhweard and to a dialectical variant, byri-weard is 'A city-guardian; urbis custos, ædilis'. An aedile of course was a Roman officer in charge of law and order.
We have used 'burgweard' before in 'ang' so I was carrying on a previous usage. When it is a masculine noun, 'weard' can be a guardian, but as a feminine noun it is an institution. Hogweard (motung) 14:23, 25 Solmonaþ 2024 (UTC)