biergen
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. Cognate with German bergen, Dutch bergen, English bergh, Icelandic bjarga.
Verb
biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to save, to rescue
Conjugation
| 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
From Middle High German bürgen, from Old High German burgōn. Cognate with German bürgen.
Verb
biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (intransitive) to act as a guarantor
Conjugation
| 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
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- Luxembourgish 2-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish transitive verbs
- Luxembourgish intransitive verbs