borge

See also: Borge and Börge

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔrɣə/, [ˈb̥ɒːʊ]
• Homophone: bove

Etymology 1

From Old Danish borghæ, (late) Old Norse borga, possibly from Middle Low German borgen (“to vouch for”), from Old Saxon *borgōn, from Proto-West Germanic *borgōn.

Cognate with Swedish borga (“to warrant”), English borrow, and German borgen (“to borrow”).

Verb

borge (imperative borg, infinitive at borge, present tense borger, past tense borgede, perfect tense har borget)

1. to vouch for, guarantee

Conjugation

Inflection of borge

	present	past
simple	borger	borgede
perfect	har borget	havde borget
passive	borges	borgedes
participle	borgende	borget
imperative	borg	—
infinitive	borge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	borgen	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

borge c

1. indefinite plural of borg

Dutch

Verb

borge

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of bergen
2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of borgen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

borge

1. inflection of borgen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Old English

Noun

borge

1. dative singular of borg