borgh
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
Noun
borgh f
- fortification, stronghold
- city
- 2023, Skaldic Bard, The Last Varangians - Song in Old Swedish (yt):
- Wī ærom wæriara Miklagarths minnis æwærilds, wī frø̄gnom ey borghena thō dø̄dhen brat take oss, mædh øxo i hændi wæriom wī borghena
- We are the protectors of the eternal memory of Constantinople, we will not simply give up on the city even if death soon takes us, with ax in hand we protect the city
- 2023, Skaldic Bard, The Last Varangians - Song in Old Swedish (yt):
Declension
Declension of borgh (i-stem)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | borgh | borghin | borghi(r), -e(r) | borghina(r), borghena(r) |
| accusative | borgh | borghina, -ena | borghi(r), -e(r) | borghina(r), borghena(r) |
| dative | borgh | borghinni, -inne | borghum, -om | borghumin, -omen |
| genitive | borgha(r) | borghinna(r) | borgha | borghanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: borg
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