bjerge

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛrɡə/, [ˈb̥jæɐ̯wə]

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Verb

bjerge (imperative bjerg, infinitive at bjerge, present tense bjerger, past tense bjergede, perfect tense har bjerget)

  1. save, rescue
  2. salvage
  3. recover
Conjugation
Conjugation of bjerge
active passive
present bjerger bjerges
past bjergede bjergedes
infinitive bjerge bjerges
imperative bjerg —
participle
present bjergende
past bjerget
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund bjergen
Derived terms
  • bjergeløn, bjærgeløn c
  • bjerger, bjærger c
  • bjergning, bjærgning c
  • bjergningsfartøj, bjærgningsfartøj n
  • bjergningsselskab, bjærgningsselskab n
  • bjergsom, bjærgsom (adjective)
  • velbjerget, velbjærget (adjective)

Etymology 2

See bjerg (“mountain”).

Noun

bjerge n

  1. indefinite plural of bjerg
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