burg

Etymology 1
The historical sense is from, from , from. . Also compare.

The modern sense may have been formed in part by analogy with the many North American city names that are suffixed with (a number of which in the  once used -burgh instead. See ), as well as being formed in part due to.

Noun

 * 1)  A city or town.
 * 2)  A fortified town in medieval Europe.
 * 1)  A fortified town in medieval Europe.
 * 1)  A fortified town in medieval Europe.
 * 1)  A fortified town in medieval Europe.

Translations

 * French:
 * Galician: burgo
 * Italian:
 * Latin: burgus
 * Old Portuguese: burgo
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
Possibly borrowed from, perhaps ultimately from , or possibly borrowed from , although this is difficult given the initial b- in Albanian.

Noun

 * 1) jail, prison

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  a fortified settlement, fortress
 * 2)  the outskirts of a city, suburbs

Noun

 * , now rarely used outside names.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) fortress, castle
 * 2) city

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) city or town
 * 2) * c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's 
 * "ang"

- Wyrċaþ fæsten ymb þā burg.


 * 1) * late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
 * "ang"

- Þæt Ēstland is swīðe miċel, and þǣr biþ swīðe manega byrġ, and on ǣlcre byrġ biþ cyning.


 * 1) * late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of St. Augustine's Soliloquies
 * "ang"

- Nāt iċ nā þȳ hwā Rōme burg timbrede þe iċ hit self ġesāwe, ac for þȳ þe hit man mē sæġde.


 * 1) * c. 992, Ælfric, "The Assumption of the Blessed Mary"
 * "ang"

- Sē Godes wiðersaca hine þā ġehāthierte and cwæþ, "Þā iċ fram fierde ġeċierre, iċ tōweorpe þās burg, and hīe ġesmēðe, and tō ierþlande āwende, swā þæt hēo biþ cornbǣru swīðor þonne manbǣru."


 * 1) fortified place: fortress, castle
 * 2) * c. 897, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's 
 * "ang"

- Sēo burg þæs mōdes sċeal swīðe oft ġefrēdan hire fēonda speru.


 * 1) * , Manuscript A, year 921
 * "ang"

- Þā fōr Ēadweard cyning mid Westseaxna fierde tō Colneċeastre and ġebētte þā burg and ġeednīewode þǣr hēo ǣr tōbrocen wæs.

Etymology
From, , from.

Noun

 * 1) a castle
 * 2) a city

Etymology
From, , from.

Noun

 * 1) fort, castle
 * 2) * 830 A.D. Heliand, verse 4187:
 * "osx"

- imu thô an Effrem an theru hôhon burg uunode


 * 1) city, town
 * 2) * Genesis, verse 238:
 * "osx"

- bûan an them burugium

Etymology
.

Noun

 * , market town