Den Burg

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

De Burreg (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Potentially attested as osterburghem and ostarburghem in 918-948, attested with certainty as brochkerspel [read: borchkerspel] in 1377. Derived from Old Dutch burg (“fortified settlement, castle”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /dɛn ˈbʏrx/
Hyphenation: Den Burg
Rhymes: -ʏrx

Proper noun edit

Den Burg n

A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “den burg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN