burspråk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bursprake. By surface analysis, bur (“burgher”) +‎ språk. Originally in the sense of a townhall meeting. Current sense due to the bay window at Rådstugan, Stockholm, from whence proclamations of such meetings were made public. Compare origin of burbrev and burskap.

Noun

burspråk n

1. a bay window

   Synonym: karnap

Declension

Declension of burspråk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	burspråk	burspråks
	definite	burspråket	burspråkets
plural	indefinite	burspråk	burspråks
	definite	burspråken	burspråkens

References

• burspråk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• burspråk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• burspråk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• burspråk in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1905)