Etymology

Viborg

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Today it means: A city in Jutland, Denmark, pop. 91.405 (as of 2007) Full definition →

Swedish Viborg ← Old Norse vé ← Old Swedish borgh
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  1. Old Swedish · derived fromborgh
  2. Old Norse · derived fromvé
  3. Swedish · derived fromViborg
  4. English todayViborg

From Swedish Viborg from vi (“sanctuary, sacred area”) + borg (“fortress, castle; city”), from Old Norse vé + borg via Old Swedish borgh. Doublet of Vyborg.

Words from the same roots

SwedishViborg all →

Vyborg

Old Norsevé all →

VyborgVé

Old Swedishborgh all →

Vyborg

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