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bergfried

bergfried noun: a tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries.

Noun

bergfried (plural bergfrieds)

  1. A tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries.
    • Founded in 1100, and boasting a bergfried (free-standing defensive tower), turreted ramparts, and Gothic additions, it's the only medieval castle on the Rhine never to have been destroyed.2019 [2016], Sarah Baxter, A History of the World in 500 Walks, Aurum, →ISBN, page 162

Forms of bergfried

pluralbergfrieds

Origin of bergfried

Borrowed from German Bergfried. Doublet of belfry.

Questions about bergfried

What does bergfried mean?
Bergfried means a tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries.
What part of speech is bergfried?
Bergfried is a noun.
What is the plural of bergfried?
The plural of bergfried is bergfrieds.

Words near bergfried in the dictionary

  1. bergfalls
  2. Bergfeld
  3. Bergfelds
  4. bergfield
  5. bergfields
  6. bergfried
  7. bergfrieds
  8. Berggruen
  9. Berggruens
  10. bergh
  11. berghaan

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