Hereburg

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Harjaburg, from Proto-Germanic *Harjaburgz, from *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *burgz (“fortification”). Equivalent to here +‎ burg. Cognate with Old High German Heriburg, Old Norse Herborg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.re.burɡ/, [ˈhe.re.burˠɣ]

Proper noun

Hereburg 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 40
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