burc

See also: burç and bürc

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, cognate with English borough and burg. Probably from Frankish, or through a Late Latin intermediate burgus.

Noun

burc oblique singularm (oblique plural burs, nominative singular burs, nominative plural burc)

  1. town or city

Descendants

  • Middle French: bourg, bourc
  • Bourguignon: bôrg
  • Norman: bourg