beger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.

Noun

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger or begre, definite plural begra or begrene)

1. a beaker
2. a goblet or chalice

Derived terms

• askebeger
• begerglass

References

• “beger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.

Noun

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger, definite plural begera)

1. a beaker
2. a goblet or chalice

References

• “beger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• beġir

Etymology

Probably from a metathesis of berġe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈjer/

Noun

beġer n

1. berry

Declension

Declension of beger (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	beġer	beġer
accusative	beġer	beġer
genitive	beġeres	beġera
dative	beġere	beġerum

Derived terms

• wīnbeġer

Related terms

• *beġ

Swedish

Verb

beger

1. present indicative of bege