Den Burg

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • De Burreg (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as osterburghem and ostarburghem in 918-948, attested with certainty as brochkerspel [read: borchkerspel] in 1377. Derived from Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛn ˈbʏrx/
  • Hyphenation: Den Burg
  • Rhymes: -ʏrx

Proper noun

Den Burg n

  1. a village in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “den burg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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