Signification (Anglais)
- a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
- (UK) a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).
Concepts
burgh
Synonymes
borough
Traductions
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈbʌɹə/
Étymologie (Anglais)
In summary
From Middle English borwe, borgh, burgh, buruh, from Old English burh, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“city, stronghold”). Cognate with Dutch burg, French bourg, German Burg, Persian برج (borj, “tower; battlement, fort”), Swedish borg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and Bury.
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