English Explanatory Dictionary

burgh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  2. a borough or chartered town (now only used as an official subdivision in Scotland).
name
  1. A topographical surname from Anglo-Norman for someone who lived in a fortified place.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burgh.wav /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ /bɝɡ/ /ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ /ˈbɜː(ɹ)/

Word forms

burgh burghs de Burgh Burke Bourke Bourg de Bourg Burgo de Burgo de Búrca

Etymology

From Middle English borwe, borgh, burgh, buruh, from Old English burh, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“city, stronghold”). Cf. Strasbourg. Cognate with Dutch burg, French bourg, German Burg, Persian برج (borj, “tower; battlement, fort”), Swedish borg. Doublet of borough, Brough, and Bury.

Related words

Burgh by Sands Burgh Castle Burgh Heath Burgh le Marsh

Derived words

Blythburgh burghal burghbote burgher burghmote burgh of barony burgh of regality Edinburgh Edithburgh Musselburgh Newburgh parliamentary burgh Petersburgh Pittsburgh police burgh royal burgh
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