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friborg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fri-borg
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge.

British usage

Etymology

Revived from Old English friborh, from fri (“peace”) + borh, borg (“pledge”) (akin to English borrow). The former element was confused with free, and the latter with borough.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

friborgs (plural) friborgh (alternative) fribourg (alternative) friburgh (alternative)

Questions

What does friborg mean?
The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge.
Where does friborg come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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