Borgsweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as borgisweer in 1432. Compound of Old Frisian burch (“fortified settlement, castle, levee”) and werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Börgsweer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrxsˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Borgs‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Borgsweer n

  1. a village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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