borg
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Clipping of cyborg. Contraction of cybernetic organism.
Noun edit
borg (plural borgs)
- Synonym of cyborg
- 2003, Dalos Gaymer, “Gotcha Force Review for GameCube”, GameFAQs:
- You'll also have to put together a team or Force of borgs that you won from winning battles. Before battle you assemble your Force within the GF Energy Limit. Each borg has a cost attached to them and this GF Energy Limit is kind of like your budget.
- 2003, Dalos Gaymer, “Gotcha Force Review for GameCube”, GameFAQs:
Verb edit
borg (third-person singular simple present borgs, present participle borging, simple past and past participle borged)
- Alternative spelling of Borg
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
borg (plural borgs)
- Alternative form of BORG
Anagrams edit
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
borg m
- (Sette Comuni) furrow (trench cut in soil)
References edit
- “borg” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), cognate with German Burg (“castle”) and English borough. The Germanic noun is derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”), which is also the source of Danish bjerg (“mountain”).
Noun edit
borg c (singular definite borgen, plural indefinite borge)
Inflection edit
Further reading edit
- borg on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Noun edit
borg c
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
borg
- imperative of borge (“to guarantee, vouch for”)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch borge, ultimately from the root of the verb bergen (“to protect, safeguard”).
Noun edit
borg m (plural borgen)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
borg
- singular past indicative of bergen
- inflection of borgen:
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Related to berg (“mountain”), bjørg (“mountain side”).
Noun edit
borg f (genitive singular borgar, plural borgir)
Declension edit
Declension of borg | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgin | borgir | borgirnar |
accusative | borg | borgina | borgir | borgirnar |
dative | borg | borgini | borgum | borgunum |
genitive | borgar | borgarinnar | borga | borganna |
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Danish borg, from Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).
Noun edit
borg n (genitive singular borgs, uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of borg (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | borg | borgið |
accusative | borg | borgið |
dative | borgi | borginum |
genitive | borgs | borgsins |
Synonyms edit
- (bail): borgan
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Related to berg, bjarg (“rock, cliff”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
borg f (genitive singular borgar, nominative plural borgir)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Irish edit
Noun edit
borg m (genitive singular boirg, nominative plural boirg)
- Alternative form of buirg (“borough”)
Declension edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
borg | bhorg | mborg |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “borg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
Noun edit
borg m or f (definite singular borga or borgen, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
- a castle (fortified building)
References edit
- “borg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”).
Noun edit
borg f (definite singular borga, indefinite plural borger, definite plural borgene)
- a castle
References edit
- “borg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Related to the verb borgian (“to borrow”), which see.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
borg m
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fortified elevation”).
Noun edit
borg f (genitive borgar, plural borgir)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: borg
- Faroese: borg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: borg; (dialectal) børg
- Elfdalian: borg
- Old Swedish: borgh
- Swedish: borg
- Danish: borg
- Norwegian Bokmål: borg
- Old Gutnish: burg, borg
References edit
- “borg”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish borgh (“fortress, city”), from Old Norse borg (also "bulwark", "wall'), from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Akin to English borough, burgh, Old Irish bri (hence the name Birgitta).
Pronunciation edit
audio (file)
Noun edit
borg c
- a fortified castle (or city)
Usage notes edit
Compare slott, which leans more towards palace.
Declension edit
Declension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borgar | borgarna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgars | borgarnas |
Related terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Unadapted borrowing from English, from cyborg.
Noun edit
borg c
- a borg
Declension edit
Declension of borg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borg | borgen | borger | borgerna |
Genitive | borgs | borgens | borgers | borgernas |