beorgan
Old English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *bergan (“to protect, preserve”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbeorgan
- to save, deliver
- to preserve, guard, fortify, defend, shelter
- to spare
- (with reflexive) to beware of, avoid, guard against
Conjugation
editConjugation of beorgan (strong class 3)
infinitive | beorgan | beorgenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | beorge | bearg, bearh |
second person singular | bierġst | burge |
third person singular | bierġþ | bearg, bearh |
plural | beorgaþ | burgon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | beorge | burge |
plural | beorgen | burgen |
imperative | ||
singular | beorg, beorh | |
plural | beorgaþ | |
participle | present | past |
beorgende | (ġe)borgen |
Related terms
edit- ġebeorg (etym. 2)
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editbeorġan
- Alternative form of bierġan
Conjugation
editConjugation of beorġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | beorġan | beorġenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | beorġe | beorġde |
second person singular | beorġest, beorġst | beorġdest |
third person singular | beorġeþ, beorġþ | beorġde |
plural | beorġaþ | beorġdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | beorġe | beorġde |
plural | beorġen | beorġden |
imperative | ||
singular | beorġ | |
plural | beorġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
beorġende | (ġe)beorġed |
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰergʰ-
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 3 strong verbs
- Old English class 1 weak verbs