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bergen

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See also: Bergen

English

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Etymology

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Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen.

Noun

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bergen (plural bergens)

  1. (UK, military) A large rucksack.
    • 2012, Peter Ratcliffe, Eye of the Storm:
      Their bergens were already stuffed almost to bursting point, as were their belt kits, with rations, water, radios and spare batteries, ammunition, personal equipment, sleeping bags, waterproofs, medical packs, survival kits, and much more.

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bergen, from Old Dutch bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.

Verb

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bergen

  1. (transitive) to store, to stash away
  2. (transitive) to salvage (a vessel)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of bergen (strong class 3b)
infinitive bergen
past singular borg
past participle geborgen
infinitive bergen
gerund bergen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular berg borg
2nd person sing. (jij) bergt, berg2 borg
2nd person sing. (u) bergt borg
2nd person sing. (gij) bergt borgt
3rd person singular bergt borg
plural bergen borgen
subjunctive sing.1 berge borge
subjunctive plur.1 bergen borgen
imperative sing. berg
imperative plur.1 bergt
participles bergend geborgen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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  • Afrikaans: bêre, berg

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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bergen

  1. plural of berg

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German bërgen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.

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    Verb

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    bergen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birgt, past tense barg, past participle geborgen, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

    1. to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter retten is the normal word
      Bei der Ausgrabung wurden mehrere antike Fibeln geborgen.
      During the excavation, several ancient fibulae were recovered.
      Nach längerer Suche gelang es, den Flugdatenschreiber zu bergen.
      After a lengthy search it was possible to recover the flight data recorder.
      Es wurden sechs Überlebende und vier Leichen geborgen.
      Six survivors and four dead bodies were recovered.
    2. (higher register) to contain, hold, shelter, conceal
      Der Regenwald birgt bis heute viele Geheimnisse.
      The rain forest holds many secrets to this day.
    3. (nautical) to take in, shorten (a sail)
      die Segel bergento shorten the sails

    Conjugation

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    Further reading

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    • bergen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • bergen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • bergen” in Duden online
    • bergen” in OpenThesaurus.de

    Middle Dutch

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    Etymology

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    From Old Dutch bergan.

    Verb

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    bergen

    1. to get to safety, to keep safe
    2. to stash away, to hide
    3. to store, to keep

    Inflection

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    Conjugation of bergen (strong class 3)
    infinitive base form bergen
    genitive bergens
    dative bergene
    indicative subjunctive
    present past present past
    1st person singular berge barch berge borge
    2nd person singular berchs, berges borchs, borges berchs, berges borges
    3rd person singular bercht, berget barch berge borge
    1st person plural bergen borgen bergen borgen
    2nd person plural bercht, berget borcht, borget bercht, berget borget
    3rd person plural bergen borgen bergen borgen
    imperative
    singular berch, berge
    plural bercht, berget
    present past
    participle bergende geborgen

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    Middle English

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    Verb

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    bergen

    1. alternative form of berwen

    Swedish

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    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    bergen

    1. definite plural of berg

    West Frisian

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    Noun

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    bergen

    1. plural of berch