Etymograph

English

Roxburghshire

From Roxburgh + -shire.

Formed from Roxburgh + -shire

English burg ‘fortified place’

English Roxburgh

Today it means

name A historical county of Scotland abolished in 1975, and now a part of the Scottish Borders council area.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Roxburghshire