bärga

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Inherited from Old Swedish biærgha, bærgha, from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-. Cognate of Icelandic bjarga, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (bairgan), German bergen, Old English beorgan.

bärga (present bärgar, preterite bärgade, supine bärgat, imperative bärga)

1. to salvage (recover, most commonly (something on) a sunken vessel, or a vehicle that has broken down)

   bärga ett sjunket skepp

   salvage [raise] a sunken ship

   bärga kanonerna på skeppet

   salvage the cannons on the ship

   bärga kropparna från vraket

   salvage the bodies from the wreck

   bärga bilen ur diket

   tow [would normally be implied] the car out of the ditch

   bilbärgning

   breakdown recovery service / tow truck / etc. ["car salvage" – might also include transportation to a repair shop or the like]

   2. to recover (when more idiomatic – see the picture for example)
2. (crops) to harvest, to garner
3. (sails) to furl
4. (reflexive) to contain oneself

   De kunde knappt bärga sig

   They could hardly contain themselves

• bärgare
• bärgning
• välbärgad

• → Finnish: pärjätä

• bogsera

• bärga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bärga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bärga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)