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<p> Anyone know what the Gothic form of Beorc would be? Would it be Biurks? I <br>
have a ancestor with the name Birch said to be an Old English name Beorc.<br>
Le<br>
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From: "Rydwlf" <<a href="mailto:mitsuhippon%40yahoo.com">mitsuhippon@<wbr>yahoo.com</a>><br>
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 7:58 AM<br>
Subject: Re: [gothic-l] Re: Use of Gothic language in Spain (baurgs, Burgos, <br>
burgus)<br>
<br>
Dear all,<br>
<br>
There are currently two main theories about the origin of the Burgos <br>
toponyme. Both of them, though, take the name "Burgos" as coming from <br>
Germanic burgs through Latin.burgus. The first theory sees "Burgos" as <br>
evolving directly from burgus (with the final -s). The second theory assumes <br>
that the word descending from burgus was burgo, not burgos. In that case, <br>
the name "Burgos" would be a plural and would be a reference to an <br>
agglomeration of fortresses or castles.<br>
<br>
The word burgo in Medieval Spanish meant "fortress" or "small village". It <br>
may be interesting to remember that it is still a word used in Spanish <br>
today, although its usage is not very common. The last edition of the <br>
"Diccionario de la Lengua Española" (by the Royal Spanish Academy) lists <br>
burgo as the following:<br>
<br>
burgo.<br>
<br>
(Del b. lat. burgus, y este del germ. *bŭrgs)<wbr>.<br>
<br>
1. m. p. us. En la Edad Media, fortaleza construida por los nobles <br>
feudales para vigilar los territorios de su jurisdicción, donde se asentaban <br>
grupos de comerciantes, artesanos, etc.<br>
<br>
2. m. p. us. Aldea o población muy pequeña, dependiente de otra principal.<br>
<br>
Translation:<br>
(from Low Latin burgus and this from Germanic *bŭrgs)<wbr>.<br>
1. (Masculine. Rarely used). In the Middle Ages, fortress built by feudal <br>
nobles (lords) to watch territories under their jurisdiction, where groups <br>
of merchants, craftsmen, etc, settled down.<br>
2. (Masculine. Rarely used). Hamlet or very small village, depending on <br>
other principal.<br>
<br>
In Spain there is a significative number of place names with the "burg" <br>
component. I've found 66 place names with it, roughly 90% of which are <br>
located in the north half of Spain.<br>
<br>
About the Latin word burgus, an article that may be interesting is <br>
""Burgus": Versteking of Nederzetting? Avec un resume francais: Burgus: <br>
Fortification ou agglomeration? by H. van Werveke", although I haven't had <br>
the chance to read that work thoroughly; only from references in other <br>
works. Do you have access to it / already read it, and if so, can you <br>
comment it (if it's worth, which I suppose)?<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Rydwlf.<br>
<br>
PS. Included below is the list I've made of place names containing the <br>
string "burg", with the name of the province to which they belong.<br>
<br>
Province ; Village Name Álava ; BURGELU Álava ; <br>
ELBURGO Asturias ; BURGAZAL Asturias ; BURGANEO Ávila ; <br>
BURGOHONDO Ávila ; BURGUILLO, EL Ávila ; PUENTE BURGUILLO <br>
Badajoz ; BURGUILLOS DEL CERRO Badajoz ; VALVERDE DE BURGUILLOS <br>
Burgos ; QUINTANILLAS DE BURGOS, LAS Burgos ; VILLAFRIA DE BURGOS <br>
Burgos ; CARCEDO DE BURGOS Burgos ; VILLALBILLA DE BURGOS Burgos <br>
; SAN MAMES DE BURGOS Burgos ; BURGUETA Burgos ; MELGOSA DE <br>
BURGOS Burgos ; SALDAÑA DE BURGOS Coruña ; BURGO (CESULLAS) <br>
Coruña ; BURGO, O (CUIÑA) Coruña ; BARCALA (BURGO, O) Coruña ; <br>
BURGO, O (BURGO) Coruña ; CASTRO, O (BURGO) Coruña ; ESTACION <br>
(BURGO, O) Coruña ; TAPIA (BURGO, O) Coruña ; BURGAN Coruña ; <br>
BURGAO DE ABAIXO Coruña ; BURGAO DE ARRIBA Coruña ; BURGAO <br>
(TRASMONTE) Coruña ; BURGO (PINO) Coruña ; BURGO (PEREIRAS, AS) <br>
Coruña ; BURGUEIROS<br>
Coruña ; BURGO (RIAL) Coruña ; BURGO (SERGUDE) Coruña ; BURGO <br>
(VEDRA) Guadalajara ; TORRE DEL BURGO León ; BURGO RANERO, EL <br>
Lleida ; BURGUET, EL Lleida ; BURGO Lleida ; BURG Lugo ; <br>
BURGO (SAN VICENTE) (LUGO) Lugo ; BURGAS Lugo ; BURGO, O (SANTA <br>
MARIA) (MURAS) Málaga ; BURGO, EL Málaga ; BURGOS, LOS Navarra <br>
; BURGUI Navarra ; AURITZ/BURGUETE Navarra ; BURGUETE Ourense <br>
; BURGUETE, O Ourense ; BURGO, O (CASTRO CALDELAS) Ourense ; <br>
BURGO, O (CELANOVA) Ourense ; BURGO, O (OURENSE) Pontevedra ; <br>
MALBURGO Pontevedra ; BURGUEIRA (SAN PEDRO) Santa Cruz de Tenerife <br>
; BURGADO, EL Segovia ; BURGOMILLODO Sevilla ; BURGUILLOS <br>
Soria ; FUENCALIENTE DEL BURGO Soria ; SANTERVAS DEL BURGO Soria <br>
; TORRALBA DEL BURGO Soria ; BURGO DE OSMA, EL Soria ; SOTOS DEL <br>
BURGO Toledo ; BURGUILLOS DE TOLEDO Zamora ; BURGANES DE VALVERDE <br>
Zaragoza ;<br>
BURGO DE EBRO, EL<br>
<br>
Rydwlf<br>
<br>
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