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Old English · verb

beorgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈbe͜or.ɡɑn/
[ˈbe͜orˠ.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈbe͜or · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
deliversavefortifysparebeware

beorgan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to save, deliver

  2. to preserve, guard, fortify, defend, shelter

  3. to spare

  4. to beware of, avoid, guard against

Conjugation

Conjugation of beorgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beorgebeargbearh
2nd singular bierġstburge
3rd singular bierġþbeargbearh
Plural beorgaþburgon
Subjunctive
Singular beorgeburge
Plural beorgenburgen
Non-finite forms of beorgan
Form
Infinitive beorgan
Inflected infinitive beorgenne
Imperative singular beorgbeorh
Imperative plural beorgaþ
Present participle beorgende
Past participle borgenġeborgen

beorgan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of bierġan

Conjugation

Conjugation of beorgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular beorġebeorġde
2nd singular beorġestbeorġstbeorġdest
3rd singular beorġeþbeorġþbeorġde
Plural beorġaþbeorġdon
Subjunctive
Singular beorġebeorġde
Plural beorġenbeorġden
Non-finite forms of beorgan
Form
Infinitive beorġan
Inflected infinitive beorġenne
Imperative singular beorġ
Imperative plural beorġaþ
Present participle beorġende
Past participle beorġedġebeorġed

All forms (34)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bergan (“to protect, preserve”).

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