bergh

See also: Bergh

English

Etymology

From Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“hill, mountain”). Doublet of berg and barrow; see there for more.

Noun

bergh (plural berghs)

  1. (UK dialectal) A hill.
  • bargh

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English beorg, from Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”).

Noun

bergh (plural berghs)

  1. hill; mound; barrow

Descendants

  • English: barrow, bergh
  • Scots: burrae

References

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