Type Word & Element Usage Old Norse [1] Meaning & History Old Norse word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesburg(Anglo-Saxon) burg(Frankish) burgus(Late Roman) burg(Old Dutch) burgz(Old Germanic) burg(Old High German) burg(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsBorghildur(Icelandic) Borghild, Borghildr(Norse Mythology) Borghild(Norwegian) Borghildr(Old Norse) Surname DescendantsBorg, Ljungborg(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 85.
