bergh

See also: Bergh

English

Etymology

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

bergh (plural berghs)

(UK dialectal) A hill.

Related terms

bargh

Middle English

Alternative forms

berg, berge

Etymology

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

Noun

bergh (plural berghs)

hill; mound; barrow

Related terms

herberwe

Descendants

English: barrow, bergh
Scots: burrae

References

“bergh, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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