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Borg

See also: BORG, borg, bôrg, and borġ

English

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Borg (plural Borgs)

  1. A surname

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Etymology 2

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From the Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a clipping of cyborg, from cybernetic + organism.

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Noun

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Borg (plural Borgs or Borg)

  1. (slang) One who proselytises or assimilates.
    • 2005[1]:
      Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you.

Verb

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Borg (third-person singular simple present Borgs, present participle Borging, simple past and past participle Borged)

  1. (slang) To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation.
    • 2003, “Microsoft trying to borg google.”, in New York Times‎[2]:
    • 2004, alt.religion.asatru‎[3] (Usenet):
      The Christians could afford to spend generations converting northern Europe and that's exactly what they did. We have that example from history. We know there are other faiths out there that want to wipe us out, and there are other faiths out there that want to Borg us. The fact that some are still here after decades means we aren't giving in this time, and you're one of the ones here over a decade."
    • 2004[4]:
      They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us.
  2. (slang) To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them.
    • 2000, Charles Hayward, FREQ‎[5]:
      We already do it and they tell us they're going to Borg us with fucking stuff into our brains and we won't have to talk to each other.
    • 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews[6]
      Intel wants to Borg us!
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  • Use of other than the infinitive is rare. Lowercase spelling also occurs, less commonly.

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German barc, from Old High German barug. The contemporary vocalism is based on Middle Low German borch, which may be an old variant with zero-grade (compare Old English borg). Cognate with Dutch barg, English barrow.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔrk/, [bɔʁk], [bɔɐ̯k], [bɔːk]
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Noun

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Borg m (strong, genitive Borges or Borgs, plural Börge)

  1. barrow (castrated boar)

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  • Borg is a technical term used chiefly by those in contact with farming. Its intelligibility among the general public is limited.

Declension

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Declension of Borg [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Borg die Börge
genitive eines des Borges, Borgs der Börge
dative einem dem Borg, Borge1 den Börgen
accusative einen den Borg die Börge

1Now rare, see notes.

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Maltese

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Etymology

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From borġ.

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Borg

  1. a surname

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Borg, from borg.

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Borg f

  1. (historical) a mediaeval town in Østfold; modern Sarpsborg
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Swedish

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Etymology

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From berg (“mountain”).

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Borg c (genitive Borgs)

  1. a common surname
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