burcgrave
Middle High German
FWOTD – 10 July 2015
Etymology
From Old High German burggrāfo, burggrāfio. Equivalent to burc (“castle”) + grâve (“count”).
Declension
Declension of burcgrâve
Case \ Number | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | burcgrâve | burcgrâven |
accusative | burcgrâven | burcgrâven |
genitive | burcgrâven | burcgrâven |
dative | burcgrâven | burcgrâven |
Descendants
References
- “burcgrâve” Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Wilhelm Müller, and Friedrich Zarncke. Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke. Vol. 1. S. Hirzel, 1863.
- “burgrave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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