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From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7030). Full definition →
From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.