beger

From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger or begre, definite plural begra or begrene)

1. a beaker
2. a goblet or chalice

• askebeger
• begerglass

• “beger” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger, definite plural begera)

1. a beaker
2. a goblet or chalice

• “beger” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• beġir

Probably from a metathesis of berġe.

• IPA^(key): /beˈjer/

beġer n

1. berry

Strong a-stem:

• wīnbeġer

• *beġ

beger

1. present indicative of bege