Den Burg

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Burreg (dialect form)

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

Den Burg n

1. A village in Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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