bergh

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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 barrow; see there for more.

Noun[edit]

bergh (plural berghs)

  1. (UK dialectal) A hill.

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Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bergh (plural berghs)

  1. hill; mound; barrow

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: barrow, bergh
  • Scots: burrae

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