Bergh

/bɜːrɡ/ noun

Definition

An archaic or dialectal term for a mountain, hill, or elevated place, particularly in Germanic languages and English dialects.

Etymology

From Old English and Germanic 'berg' or 'borg,' related to German 'Berg,' meaning mountain or fortified place.

Kelly Says

The word 'bergh' appears in old English place names and maps but disappeared from everyday use—it's a linguistic fossil showing the English word pool before we replaced Germanic words with French alternatives after the Norman Conquest!

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