bergan

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛʁkˈʔan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -an

Adverb

bergan

  1. (dated) uphill

Further reading

  • “bergan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “bergan” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bergan.

Verb

bergan

  1. to shelter, to hide

Inflection

Conjugation of bergan (strong class 3)
infinitive bergan
indicative present past
1st person singular bergo, bergon barh
2nd person singular birgis, birgist burgi, burgis
3rd person singular birgit barh
1st person plural bergon burgun
2nd person plural berget burgut
3rd person plural bergont burgun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular berge burgi
2nd person singular berges, bergest burgi, burgis
3rd person singular berge burgi
1st person plural bergen burgin
2nd person plural berget burgit
3rd person plural bergen burgin
imperative present
singular berh, birh
plural berget
participle present past
bergandi borgan, giborgan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: bergen
    • Dutch: bergen
      • Afrikaans: berg
    • Limburgish: bèrge

Further reading

  • “bergan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bergan.

Verb

bergan

  1. to shelter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bergan (strong class 3)
infinitive bergan
indicative present past
1st person singular birgu, birgo barg
2nd person singular birgis, birgist burgi
3rd person singular birgit barg
1st person plural bergem, bergemēs burgum, burgumēs
2nd person plural berget burgut
3rd person plural bergant burgun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular berge burgi
2nd person singular bergēs, bergēst burgīs, burgīst
3rd person singular berge burgi
1st person plural bergēm, bergemēs burgīm, burgīmēs
2nd person plural bergēt burgīt
3rd person plural bergēn burgīn
imperative present
singular birg
plural berget
participle present past
berganti giborgan

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bergan.

Verb

bergan

  1. to shelter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bergan (strong class 3)
infinitive bergan
indicative present past
1st person singular birgu barg
2nd person singular birgis burgi
3rd person singular birgid barg
plural bergad burgun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular berge burgi
2nd person singular berges burgis
3rd person singular berge burgi
plural bergen burgin
imperative present
singular berg
plural bergad
participle present past
birgandi giborgan, borgan

Descendants

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