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)

  1. (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

  1. (transitive) to store, to stash away
  2. (transitive) to salvage (a vessel)
Inflection edit
Inflection of bergen (strong class 3b)
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.
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Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: berg

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

bergen

  1. plural of berg

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡŋ̩/, /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡən̪/
  • (file)

Verb edit

bergen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birgt, past tense barg, past participle geborgen, past subjunctive bärge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
  2. (transitive) to salvage; to recover
  3. (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
  4. (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)
    die Segel bergento shorten the sail

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • bergen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bergen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bergen” in Duden online
  • bergen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch bergan.

Verb edit

bergen

  1. to get to safety, to keep safe
  2. to stash away, to hide
  3. to store, to keep

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
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

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Middle English edit

Verb edit

bergen

  1. Alternative form of berwen

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bergen

  1. definite plural of berg

West Frisian edit

Noun edit

bergen

  1. plural of berch