英语词汇burrow的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	burrow
词源	burrow n. "rabbit-hole, fox-hole, hole in the ground excavated by an animal as a refuge or habitation," c. 1300, borewe, a collateral form of Old English burgh "stronghold, fortress" (see borough); influenced by bergh "hill" and berwen "to defend, take refuge." burrow v. c. 1600, "to place in a burrow," from burrow (n.). Figuratively (such as to burrow (one's) head) by 1862. The intransitive sense, "to bore one's way into, penetrate, make a hole in" is from 1610s, originally figurative; the literal sense, in reference to animals, is attested by 1771. Related: Burrowed; borrowing. Entries linking to burrow borough n. Old English burg, burh "a dwelling or dwellings within a fortified enclosure," from Proto-Germanic burgs "hill fort, fortress" (source also of Old Frisian burich "castle, city," Old Norse borg "wall, castle," Old High German burg, buruc "fortified place, citadel," German Burg "castle," Gothic baurgs "city"), which Watkins derives from from PIE root bhergh- (2) "high," with derivatives referring to hills, hill forts, and fortified elevations. In German and Old Norse, chiefly as "fortress, castle;" in Gothic, "town, civic community." The meaning shifted in Old English from "fortress," to "fortified town," then simply "town" (16c., especially one possessing municipal organization or sending representatives to Parliament). In some U.S. states (originally Pennsylvania, 1718) often an incorporated town; in Alaska, however, it is the equivalent of a county. As "one of the five administrative divisions of New York City," it dates from the consolidation of 1898; in London, its use dates from the London Government Act of 1899. The Scottish form is burgh. The Old English dative singular byrig survives in many place names as -bury. updated on October 25, 2022
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