beorg

Old English

Alternative forms

• berg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”).

Cognate with Old Frisian berch, Old Saxon berg, Old High German berg (German Berg), Old Norse bjarg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲- (bairg-); and with Old Irish brí (“mountain”), Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ) (Russian бе́рег (béreg)), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be͜orɡ/, [be͜orˠɣ]

Noun

beorg m

1. mountain, hill
2. mound, heap of stones, barrow
3. high beach, elevated shore

Declension

Declension of beorg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	beorg	beorgas
accusative	beorg	beorgas
genitive	beorges	beorga
dative	beorge	beorgum

Derived terms

• ġebeorg
• herebeorg

Descendants

• Middle English: bergh, berȝ, beruȝ, beruh, berw
  • English: barrow; bargh (Northern England)
  • Scots: burrae
• Middle English: berȝe, beryhe, berye (via beorge (genitive))
  • English: berry