Re: [tied] Barrrows and burgs.

From: Marc Verhaegen
Message: 3839
Date: 2000-09-18

A small quiz: what's the origin of the word belfry? Piotr

Seems to come from "bergen" (=to save) + "vrede" (=peace). Franconian>French>English: bergfrid>berfri>belfri?

Marc

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