Old English · proper noun
Kiæresburh
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈkjæː.res.burx/[ˈkjæː.rez.burˠx]
- Syllables
- ˈkjæː · res · burx (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- cherbourgmanchenormandy
Meaning
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Cherbourg (a town in Manche department, Normandy, France)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Northern French *Kieresburg, Chieresburg, with representing the pronunciation /k/ north of the Joret Line, in turn from Old Norse kjarr + borg.
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