burskap

Swedish

Etymology

bur (“burgher”) +‎ -skap (“-ship”). From Old Swedish burskap, from Middle Low German būrschap. The word bur was used in the meaning "burgher" or "city inhabitant", but could also mean "villager", "farmer", or "neighbor". Compare Dutch buurschap, Dutch buurtschap, English burghership, German Bauerschaft, German Bauernschaft. Compare also to medborgarskap.

Noun

burskap n

(historical, law) burghership, the right to pursue certain professions

Usage notes

Mostly historical, still used in certain formal legal settings.

Declension

Declension of burskap
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	burskap	burskapet	—	—
Genitive	burskaps	burskapets	—	—

Related terms

burbrev

References

burskap in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
burskap in Svensk ordbok (SO)
burskap in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
bur- in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)