borga

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See also: Borga and Borgå

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse borga, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną.

Verb

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borga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative borgaði, supine borgað)

  1. (ditransitive) to pay
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Etymology 2

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See borg.

Noun

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borga f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of borg

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *porkë.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈporːka/

Noun

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borga

  1. snowstorm, flurry

Inflection

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Even a-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative borga
Genitive borgga
Singular Plural
Nominative borga borggat
Accusative borgga borggaid
Genitive borgga borggaid
Illative borgii borggaide
Locative borggas borggain
Comitative borggain borggaiguin
Essive borgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person borgan borgame borgamet
2nd person borgat borgade borgadet
3rd person borgas borgaska borgaset
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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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borga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of borg

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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borga f

  1. definite singular of borg

Old English

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Noun

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borga

  1. genitive plural of borg

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish borgha, from Old Norse borga, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną.

Verb

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borga (present borgar, preterite borgade, supine borgat, imperative borga)

  1. (with för) to act as a guarantee for (that), to greatly increase the likelihood (that)
    Att Lasse mixar drinkar på festen borgar för att den blir grym
    That Lasse is mixing drinks at the party guarantees that it will be awesome

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