burgn.

Brit.

/bəːɡ/, U.S.

/bərɡ/

Etymology: < West Germanic burg (whence late Latin burgus), an earlier form of the word which has become borough in English. N.E.D. (1888) gives the pronunciation as (burg, bū^əɹg, also bɒ̄ɹg) /bʊrɡ/, /bʊəɡ/, also /bɜːɡ/.

1. Occasionally applied by historians to a fortress (borough n. 1) or a walled town (borough n. 2) of early and medieval times, so as to exclude the later notions connected with burgh, borough. See borough n. 3. burg-ward n. (see quot.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun]

workeOE

forcementa1382

strengtha1382

strengthinga1382

warding1382

closurea1400

bulwarkc1418

propugnaclea1460

fortification1489

munition?c1500

tuition1513

fortifying1523

furniture1577

munificence1596

bloccuz1600

burg-ward1753

propugnaculum1864

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Burgward..in middle age writers, the same with bulwark. The name is also extended to the town, and even the country about such a fortress.

1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 432 The fierce warriors of the north, Romans only in name..now fell without remorse on the burghs and colonies.

1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton viii. 219 The monk who guarded the relics of the saint within the walled burg.

1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iii. 172 And there is the burg of Brynhild, the white-walled house and long.

2. A town or city. (Also berg, burgh.) U.S. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun]

chestera855

burg1843

big smoke1965

1843 Spirit of Times 25 Mar. 43/1 Two ‘individs’ in this ‘burg’ will give our friend Greer ‘the run of his teeth’ whenever he visits New York.

1846 S. F. Smith Theatr. Apprenticeship 151 The stranger..also disembarked at the same burgh.

1874 J. C. McCoy Hist. Sketches 44 The business of the burg [Abilene in 1867] was conducted in two small rooms.

1888 Battle Creek (Mich.) Weekly Jrnl. 8 Feb. If successful, it will make a lively burg in the next few years.

1901 ‘J. Flynt’ World of Graft ii. 30 All cities where fakirs show up strong in the streets and tramps have a quarter of their own, are recognized by grafters in general as ‘open bergs’.

1901 M. E. Ryan Montana viii. 114 Well, I think I'll rest my weary body in this ‘burgh’ for a few weeks to come.

1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy vi. 71 The wagon and a number of the boys went into the burg.

1944 D. Runyon Runyon à la Carte (1946) vi. 92 There are no more opportunities for you in this burg.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	burg
释义	burgn. Brit. /bəːɡ/, U.S. /bərɡ/ Etymology: < West Germanic burg (whence late Latin burgus), an earlier form of the word which has become borough in English. N.E.D. (1888) gives the pronunciation as (burg, bū^əɹg, also bɒ̄ɹg) /bʊrɡ/, /bʊəɡ/, also /bɜːɡ/. 1. Occasionally applied by historians to a fortress (borough n. 1) or a walled town (borough n. 2) of early and medieval times, so as to exclude the later notions connected with burgh, borough. See borough n. 3. burg-ward n. (see quot.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] workeOE forcementa1382 strengtha1382 strengthinga1382 warding1382 closurea1400 bulwarkc1418 propugnaclea1460 fortification1489 munition?c1500 tuition1513 fortifying1523 furniture1577 munificence1596 bloccuz1600 burg-ward1753 propugnaculum1864 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Burgward..in middle age writers, the same with bulwark. The name is also extended to the town, and even the country about such a fortress. 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lvi. 432 The fierce warriors of the north, Romans only in name..now fell without remorse on the burghs and colonies. 1864 C. Kingsley Roman & Teuton viii. 219 The monk who guarded the relics of the saint within the walled burg. 1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd iii. 172 And there is the burg of Brynhild, the white-walled house and long. 2. A town or city. (Also berg, burgh.) U.S. colloquial. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] chestera855 burg1843 big smoke1965 1843 Spirit of Times 25 Mar. 43/1 Two ‘individs’ in this ‘burg’ will give our friend Greer ‘the run of his teeth’ whenever he visits New York. 1846 S. F. Smith Theatr. Apprenticeship 151 The stranger..also disembarked at the same burgh. 1874 J. C. McCoy Hist. Sketches 44 The business of the burg [Abilene in 1867] was conducted in two small rooms. 1888 Battle Creek (Mich.) Weekly Jrnl. 8 Feb. If successful, it will make a lively burg in the next few years. 1901 ‘J. Flynt’ World of Graft ii. 30 All cities where fakirs show up strong in the streets and tramps have a quarter of their own, are recognized by grafters in general as ‘open bergs’. 1901 M. E. Ryan Montana viii. 114 Well, I think I'll rest my weary body in this ‘burgh’ for a few weeks to come. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy vi. 71 The wagon and a number of the boys went into the burg. 1944 D. Runyon Runyon à la Carte (1946) vi. 92 There are no more opportunities for you in this burg. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1753
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