borgh

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.

Noun

borgh f

  1. fortification, stronghold
  2. city
    • 2023, Skaldic Bard, The Last Varangians - Song in Old Swedish (yt):
      Wī ærom wæriara Miklagarths minnis æwærilds, wī frø̄gnom ey borghena thō dø̄dhen brat take oss, mædh øxo i hændi wæriom wī borghena
      We are the protectors of the eternal memory of Constantinople, we will not simply give up on the city even if death soon takes us, with ax in hand we protect the city

Declension

Declension of borgh (i-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative borgh borghin borghi(r), -e(r) borghina(r), borghena(r)
accusative borgh borghina, -ena borghi(r), -e(r) borghina(r), borghena(r)
dative borgh borghinni, -inne borghum, -om borghumin, -omen
genitive borgha(r) borghinna(r) borgha borghanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: borg
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