Borgsweer

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as borgisweer in 1432. Compound of Old Frisian burch (“fortified settlement, castle, levee”) and werve (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔrxsˈʋeːr/
Hyphenation: Borgs‧weer
Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun edit

Borgsweer n

A village in Eemsdelta, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN