Middle English Dictionary Entry
burgh n.(3)
Entry Info
| Forms | burgh n.(3) Also borgh, borewe, borw. |
| Etymology | Blend of ME burgh n.(1) & bergh(e hill; cp. also OI borg small dome-shaped hill. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A hill or mountain; also a towering mass of hair.
Associated quotations
- c1300 Lay.Brut (Otho C.13)20854 : Ac wane sieþ him to hontes onder borewe mid hornes, mid hundes.
- c1400 PPl.C (Vsp B.16)8.227 : Borw [Hnt: Thenne shalt þou blenche at a bergh 'ber-no-fals-wytnesse'; vrr. borȝ, borgh, burgh].
- c1450(c1400) Vices & V.(2) (Hnt HM 147)179/25 : Þei synnen ofte wel gretteliche; and nameliche þilke þat maken borewes and hornes of heer, & ofte of oþer þing þan of here owne.