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
- A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN