Bergfried

Significado (Inglês)

keep, donjon, bergfried (main defensive tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls, often free-standing)

Conceitos

calabouço

masmorra

torre de menagem

Sinônimos

Berchfrit

Kerker

Verlies

Hauptburg

Donjon

Traduções

keep

donjon

homenatge

masmorra

torre mestra

torre de l'homenatge

donjon

μπουντρούμι

κεντρικός πύργος

cell

dungeon

inner citadel

cachot

oubliette

prison

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbɛʁkˌfʁiːt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de alto alemão médio: bercvrit

Cognato com inglês: belfry

In summary

From Middle High German bercvrit, bervrit, bervride. Further etymology unknown. A common folk etymology is the derivation from bergen (“to protect”) and Frieden (“peace”). Cognate with English belfry.