bargen
See also: bärgen
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Noun edit
bargen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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bargen
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Old Saxon bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, whence also Dutch and German bergen, and Swedish bärga.
Verb edit
bargen (third-person singular simple present bargt, past tense barg, past participle bargt or borgen, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (transitive) to save; to rescue
- (transitive) to conceal; to contain
- (transitive) to hide
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bargen (weak verb)
infinitive | bargen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | barg | barg |
2nd person singular | bargs(t) | bargs(t) |
3rd person singular | barg(t) | barg |
plural | bargt, bargen | bargen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | barg(e) | |
plural | bargt | |
participle | present | past |
bargen | (e)bargt, gebargt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Conjugation of bargen (strong class 3, irregular)
infinitive | bargen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | barg | barg |
2nd person singular | bargs(t) | bargs(t) |
3rd person singular | barg(t) | barg |
plural | bargt, bargen | bargen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | barg | |
plural | bargt | |
participle | present | past |
bargen | (e)borgen, geborgen | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle English edit
Noun edit
bargen
- Alternative form of bargayne
Northern Sami edit
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bargen
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English bargain.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bargen f (plural bargeinion or bargenion or bargeniau or bargeiniau)
- a bargain
Derived terms edit
- bargeinio (“to bargain”)
- taro bargen (“to strike a bargain”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bargen | unchanged | ||
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bargen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bargen