burspråk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bursprake. By surface analysis, bur (“burgher”) +‎ språk. Originally in the sense of a townhall meeting. Current sense due to the bay window at Rådstugan, Stockholm, from whence proclamations of such meetings were made public. Compare origin of burbrev and burskap.

Noun

burspråk n

  1. a bay window
    Synonym: karnap

Declension

Declension of burspråk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite burspråk burspråks
definite burspråket burspråkets
plural indefinite burspråk burspråks
definite burspråken burspråkens

References

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