"borgh" meaning in Old Swedish

See borgh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmq-osw|non|borg}} Old Norse borg, {{inh|gmq-osw|gem-pro|*burgz}} Proto-Germanic *burgz, {{der|gmq-osw|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- Head templates: {{head|gmq-osw|noun|g=f}} borgh f Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], borgh [indefinite, nominative, singular], borghin [definite, nominative, singular], borghi [indefinite, nominative, plural], borghir [indefinite, nominative, plural], -e [indefinite, nominative, plural], -er [indefinite, nominative, plural], borghina [definite, nominative, plural], borghinar [definite, nominative, plural], borghena [definite, nominative, plural], borghenar [definite, nominative, plural], borgh [accusative, indefinite, singular], borghina [accusative, definite, singular], -ena [accusative, definite, singular], borghi [accusative, indefinite, plural], borghir [accusative, indefinite, plural], -e [accusative, indefinite, plural], -er [accusative, indefinite, plural], borghina [accusative, definite, plural], borghinar [accusative, definite, plural], borghena [accusative, definite, plural], borghenar [accusative, definite, plural], borgh [dative, indefinite, singular], borghinni [dative, definite, singular], -inne [dative, definite, singular], borghum [dative, indefinite, plural], -om [dative, indefinite, plural], borghumin [dative, definite, plural], -omen [dative, definite, plural], borgha [genitive, indefinite, singular], borghar [genitive, indefinite, singular], borghinna [definite, genitive, singular], borghinnar [definite, genitive, singular], borgha [genitive, indefinite, plural], borghanna [definite, genitive, plural], ᛒᚮᚱᚵᚼ [alternative]
  1. fortification, stronghold Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-borgh-gmq-osw-noun-M4U6c-a0 Categories (other): Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. city Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-borgh-gmq-osw-noun-EaYsI0Er Categories (other): Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
     
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "borghenar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "borgh",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-ena",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "borghina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borghinar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borghena",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-inne",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "borghum",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-om",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "borgha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borghar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borghinna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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      "form": "borghanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᛒᚮᚱᚵᚼ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "We are the protectors of the eternal memory of Constantinople, we will not simply give up on the city even if death soon takes us, with ax in hand we protect the city",
          "roman": "Wī ærom wæriara Miklagarths minnis æwærilds, wī frø̄gnom ey borghena thō dø̄dhen brat take oss, mædh øxo i hændi wæriom wī borghena",
          "text": "2023, Skaldic Bard, The Last Varangians - Song in Old Swedish (yt)",
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        }
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "borgh"
}

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    "Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "borghi",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "borghina",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "borghinar",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "borgh",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "borghum",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "borgha",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "borghar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "borgha",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "borghanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "We are the protectors of the eternal memory of Constantinople, we will not simply give up on the city even if death soon takes us, with ax in hand we protect the city",
          "roman": "Wī ærom wæriara Miklagarths minnis æwærilds, wī frø̄gnom ey borghena thō dø̄dhen brat take oss, mædh øxo i hændi wæriom wī borghena",
          "text": "2023, Skaldic Bard, The Last Varangians - Song in Old Swedish (yt)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "city"
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        [
          "city",
          "city"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "borgh"
}

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