bygdeborg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From bygd (“village”) +‎ borg (“fortification, stronghold”).

Noun

bygdeborg f (definite singular bygdeborga, indefinite plural bygdeborger, definite plural bygdeborgene)

1. (archaeology) remains of a special kind of fortification build between 1st and 7th centuries in Scandinavia

See also

• tjuveborg
• fornborg (Swedish)

References

• “bygdeborg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.