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bjerge

bjerge

Danish

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
Related terms
  • bjergeløn, bjærgeløn c
  • bjerger, bjærger c
  • bjergning, bjærgning c
  • bjergsom, bjærgsom adj

Etymology 2

See bjerg ‎(“mountain”).

Noun

bjerge n

  1. plural indefinite of bjerg

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛrɡə/, [ˈb̥jæɐ̯wə]

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