"bergh" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: berghs [plural]
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 barrow; see there for more. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|bergh}} Middle English bergh, {{inh|en|ang|beorg||mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place}} Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*berg}} Proto-West Germanic *berg, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bergaz||hill, mountain}} Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“hill, mountain”), {{doublet|en|barrow}} Doublet of barrow Head templates: {{en-noun}} bergh (plural berghs)
  1. (UK dialectal) A hill. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: bargh

Inflected forms

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