bergan

See also: Bergan

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁkˈʔan/

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• Rhymes: -an

Adverb

bergan

1. (dated) uphill

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berganą.

Verb

bergan

1. to shelter, to hide

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• farbergan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bergen
  • Dutch: bergen
    • Afrikaans: berg
  • Limburgish: bèrge

Further reading

• “bergan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *berganą.

Verb

bergan

1. to shelter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bergan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bergan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	birgu, birgo	barg
2nd person singular	birgis, birgist	burgi
3rd person singular	birgit	barg
1st person plural	bergem, bergemēs	burgum, burgumēs
2nd person plural	berget	burgut
3rd person plural	bergant	burgun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	berge	burgi
2nd person singular	bergēs, bergēst	burgīs, burgīst
3rd person singular	berge	burgi
1st person plural	bergēm, bergemēs	burgīm, burgīmēs
2nd person plural	bergēt	burgīt
3rd person plural	bergēn	burgīn
imperative	present
singular	birg
plural	berget
participle	present	past
	berganti	borg

Descendants

• Middle High German: bergen
  • German: bergen
  • Luxembourgish: biergen

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Germanic *berganą.

Verb

bergan

1. to shelter

Conjugation

Conjugation of bergan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bergan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	birgu	barg
2nd person singular	birgis	burgi
3rd person singular	birgid	barg
plural	bergad	burgun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	berge	burgi
2nd person singular	berges	burgis
3rd person singular	berge	burgi
plural	bergen	burgin
imperative	present
singular	berg
plural	bergad
participle	present	past
	birgandi	giborgan, borgan

Descendants

• Low German: bargen