Burgswiþ

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Burgaswinþ, from *burg (“fortification”) +‎ *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to burg +‎ swīþ. Cognate with Old High German Burgswind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈburɡ.swiθ/, [ˈburˠɣ.zwiθ]

Proper noun

Burgswiþ f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 27
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