Talk:Burgh
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[edit] Parliamentary burghs
I read:
A burgh ... was an autonomous unit of local government in Scotland, with rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland...
I wonder: Is this true of all burghs? And were all burghs counted as parliamentary burghs for representation in the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of the United Kingdom? (I know that those which were counted, except for Edinburgh, were grouped in districts of burghs in 1708.) Laurel Bush 11:53, 27 January 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Pronounciation of 'burgh'
Anyone growing up in Scotland will realize the error of this statement, specific to the pronunciation of burgh:
"Pronunciation is the same as for the English word borough, which is a near cognate of the Scots word".
Clearly, this is incorrect. Pronunciation would be more analogous to burra. --Fmckane 20:25, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
And 'borough' is not pronounced 'burra'? Laurel Bush 09:24, 3 July 2006 (UTC).
I would say it is prounounced more like 'Bruh' or 'Brah'. Just as Bamburgh is not 'Bamburra' but 'Bambruh' or 'Bambrah'. Could be a regional thing though.
[edit] ETYMOLOGY
The german verb bergen means to rescue according to "Langenscheidts Großes Schulwörterbuch". According to Cassells "German Dictionary" it means recover. According to both it means to salvage as well.Cakeandicecream 15:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
In Scots, "burgh" (pron. "burra") also refers to a mussel bed. Hence the name Musselburgh refers to a musselbed rather than a town. There is an old saying something like "Musselburgh was a burgh lang before Edinburgh was a burgh, and Musselburgh will be a burgh lang after Edinburgh. [citation?]
[edit] Expand
This article actually says very little about what a burgh is and what advantages burgh status conferred on a settlement. This page should be a coherent overview of burghs in general, so that the articles on different types of burghs can meaningfully refer back to it. ::Supergolden:: 10:48, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
