bjerge

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjɛrɡə/, [ˈb̥jæɐ̯wə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjarga (“to save, help”), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to preserve, keep, protect, save”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to hide, protect”).

Alternative forms
  • bjærge

Verb

bjerge (imperative bjerg, infinitive at bjerge, present tense bjerger, past tense bjergede, perfect tense har bjerget)

  1. save, rescue
  2. salvage
  3. recover
  • bjergeløn, bjærgeløn c
  • bjerger, bjærger c
  • bjergning, bjærgning c
  • bjergsom, bjærgsom (adjective)

Etymology 2

See bjerg (“mountain”).

Noun

bjerge n

  1. indefinite plural of bjerg
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