bergen
See also: Bergen
English
editEtymology
editShortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.
Noun
editbergen (plural bergens)
- (UK, military) A large rucksack.
- 2012, Peter Ratcliffe, Eye of the Storm:
- Their bergens were already stuffed almost to bursting point, as were their belt kits, with rations, water, radios and spare batteries, ammunition, personal equipment, sleeping bags, waterproofs, medical packs, survival kits, and much more.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch bergen, from Old Dutch bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.
Verb
editbergen
- (transitive) to store, to stash away
- (transitive) to salvage (a vessel)
Conjugation
editConjugation of bergen (strong class 3b) | ||||
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infinitive | bergen | |||
past singular | borg | |||
past participle | geborgen | |||
infinitive | bergen | |||
gerund | bergen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | berg | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bergt, berg2 | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bergt | borg | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bergt | borgt | ||
3rd person singular | bergt | borg | ||
plural | bergen | borgen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | berge | borge | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bergen | borgen | ||
imperative sing. | berg | |||
imperative plur.1 | bergt | |||
participles | bergend | geborgen | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: berg
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editbergen
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbergen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birgt, past tense barg, past participle geborgen, past subjunctive bärge, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
- (transitive) to salvage; to recover
- (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
- (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)
- die Segel bergen ― to shorten the sail
Conjugation
editinfinitive | bergen | ||||
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present participle | bergend | ||||
past participle | geborgen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich berge | wir bergen | i | ich berge | wir bergen |
du birgst | ihr bergt | du bergest | ihr berget | ||
er birgt | sie bergen | er berge | sie bergen | ||
preterite | ich barg | wir bargen | ii | ich bärge1 | wir bärgen1 |
du bargst | ihr bargt | du bärgest1 du bärgst1 |
ihr bärget1 ihr bärgt1 | ||
er barg | sie bargen | er bärge1 | sie bärgen1 | ||
imperative | birg (du) | bergt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
edit- geborgen (adjective)
Related terms
editFurther reading
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editVerb
editbergen
Inflection
editStrong class 3 | ||
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Infinitive | bergen | |
3rd sg. past | barch | |
3rd pl. past | borgen | |
Past participle | geborgen | |
Infinitive | bergen | |
In genitive | bergens | |
In dative | bergene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | berge | barch |
2nd singular | berchs, berges | borchs, borges |
3rd singular | bercht, berget | barch |
1st plural | bergen | borgen |
2nd plural | bercht, berget | borcht, borget |
3rd plural | bergen | borgen |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | berge | borge |
2nd singular | berchs, berges | borges |
3rd singular | berge | borge |
1st plural | bergen | borgen |
2nd plural | bercht, berget | borget |
3rd plural | bergen | borgen |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | berch, berge | |
Plural | bercht, berget | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | bergende | geborgen |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “berghen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bergen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
editVerb
editbergen
- Alternative form of berwen
Swedish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editbergen
West Frisian
editNoun
editbergen
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