Brownswick

Brownswick

English

Etymology

Alternative anglicisation of German Braunschweig.

Proper noun

Brownswick

1. Obsolete spelling of Brunswick.
   • 1559, Richard Clough, Letter, quoted in 1839, John William Burgon, The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Gresham, Volume 1, page 253,

     On the ryght hande of hym went the Duke of Arons, a Spanyarde; and on the left hand, Duke George of Brownswick:ⁿ either of them held up the King's robes before.

     […]

     n The Dukes of Brunswick and Artois, according to the Italian authority.^{[editorial footnote]}

   • 1801, Beriah Newton, Letter, 1916, Worthington Chauncey Ford (editorial notes), Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence: Printed from the Originals in the Collections of William K. Bixby, page 91,

     Directly after I rec'd the Said Letter I took Passeg for New York and went over to Brownswick to see the Judge.

Further reading

• Braunschweig on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Brunswick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia