biergen

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbie̯ʁen/, [ˈbiə̯ʑən]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. Cognate with German bergen, Dutch bergen, Icelandic bjarga.

Verb[edit]

biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to save, to rescue
Conjugation[edit]
Regular
infinitive biergen
participle gebiergt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular biergen
2nd singular biergs bierg
3rd singular biergt
1st plural biergen
2nd plural biergt biergt
3rd plural biergen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German bürgen, from Old High German burgōn. Cognate with German bürgen.

Verb[edit]

biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to act as a guarantor
Conjugation[edit]
Regular
infinitive biergen
participle gebiergt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular biergen
2nd singular biergs bierg
3rd singular biergt
1st plural biergen
2nd plural biergt biergt
3rd plural biergen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Related terms[edit]