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 berg and barrow; see there for more.

Noun

bergh (plural berghs)

1. (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)

1. 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.