bourg

[ boorg; French boor ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural bourgs [b, oo, rgz, boo, r].

bourg

/ bur; bʊəɡ /

Origin of bourg¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French ≪ Late Latin burgus < Germanic; borough

Origin of bourg¹

C15: French, from Old French borc , from Late Latin burgus castle, of Germanic origin; see borough

My father used to sell old nails at the corner of a boundary stone in the Bourg-Saint-Andeol.

The woman ran out into the Bourg, calling loudly that the Count was slain.

At break of day next morning a cold, heavy mist hung low over Bruges, and in the Bourg everything was shrouded in darkness.

The Bourg is empty and dark, steeped in black shadows at the door of the chapel where the relic has been laid to rest.

The villagers bound and dragged him to the nearest guardhouse at Bourg-la-Reine.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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