bergen

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bergen

  1. Plural of berg: mountains.

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bergen (class 3 strong verb)

  1. To store; to stash away

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Old High German bergan

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bergen (strong, third-person singular simple present birgt, past tense barg, auxiliary haben, past participle geborgen)

  1. (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
  2. (transitive) to salvage; to recover
  3. (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
  4. (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)
    die Segel bergen — “to shorten the sail”

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bergen IPA: ˈberjen

  1. definite plural of berg