Kiæresburh

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Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Northern French *Kieresburg, Chieresburg, with <k> representing the pronunciation /k/ north of the Joret Line, in turn from Old Norse kjarr + borg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjæː.res.burx/, (possibly)

Proper noun

Kiǣresburh f

  1. (hapax) Cherbourg (a town in Manche, Normandy, France)