bergen
See also: Bergen
English edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.
Noun edit
bergen (plural bergens)
- (UK, military) A large rucksack.
- 2012, Peter Ratcliffe, Eye of the Storm:
- Their bergens were already stuffed almost to bursting point, as were their belt kits, with rations, water, radios and spare batteries, ammunition, personal equipment, sleeping bags, waterproofs, medical packs, survival kits, and much more.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bergen, from Old Dutch bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.
Verb edit
bergen
- (transitive) to store, to stash away
- (transitive) to salvage (a vessel)
Inflection edit
Inflection of bergen (strong class 3b) | ||||
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infinitive | bergen | |||
past singular | borg | |||
past participle | geborgen | |||
infinitive | bergen | |||
gerund | bergen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | berg | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bergt | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bergt | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bergt | borgt | ||
3rd person singular | bergt | borg | ||
plural | bergen | borgen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | berge | borge | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bergen | borgen | ||
imperative sing. | berg | |||
imperative plur.1 | bergt | |||
participles | bergend | geborgen | ||
1) Archaic. |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: berg
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
bergen
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bergen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birgt, past tense barg, past participle geborgen, past subjunctive bärge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
- (transitive) to salvage; to recover
- (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
- (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)
- die Segel bergen ― to shorten the sail
Conjugation edit
infinitive | bergen | ||||
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present participle | bergend | ||||
past participle | geborgen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich berge | wir bergen | i | ich berge | wir bergen |
du birgst | ihr bergt | du bergest | ihr berget | ||
er birgt | sie bergen | er berge | sie bergen | ||
preterite | ich barg | wir bargen | ii | ich bärge1 | wir bärgen1 |
du bargst | ihr bargt | du bärgest1 du bärgst1 |
ihr bärget1 ihr bärgt1 | ||
er barg | sie bargen | er bärge1 | sie bärgen1 | ||
imperative | birg (du) | bergt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
- geborgen (adjective)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
bergen
Inflection edit
Strong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | bergen | |
3rd sg. past | barch | |
3rd pl. past | borgen | |
Past participle | geborgen | |
Infinitive | bergen | |
In genitive | bergens | |
In dative | bergene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | berge | barch |
2nd singular | berchs, berges | borchs, borges |
3rd singular | bercht, berget | barch |
1st plural | bergen | borgen |
2nd plural | bercht, berget | borcht, borget |
3rd plural | bergen | borgen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | berge | borge |
2nd singular | berchs, berges | borges |
3rd singular | berge | borge |
1st plural | bergen | borgen |
2nd plural | bercht, berget | borget |
3rd plural | bergen | borgen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | berch, berge | |
Plural | bercht, berget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | bergende | geborgen |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “berghen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bergen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English edit
Verb edit
bergen
- Alternative form of berwen
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bergen
West Frisian edit
Noun edit
bergen