bearg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz: cognate with Old Frisian barch (West Frisian baarch), Old Saxon barug (Dutch barg), Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse bǫrgr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑrɡ/, [bæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun

bearg m

  1. castrated boar, barrow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative bearg beargas
accusative bearg beargas
genitive bearges bearga
dative bearge beargum

Descendants

  • Middle English: barow, bareȝ, bareh, barew, barwe, borwȝ
    • English: barrow