bergen

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See also: Bergen

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

bergen

  1. (transitive) to store, to stash away
  2. (transitive) to salvage (a vessel)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: berg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bergen

  1. plural of berg

Anagrams

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡŋ̩/, /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡən̪/
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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
  2. (transitive) to salvage; to recover
  3. (transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
  4. (transitive, naval) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)
    die Segel bergento shorten the sail

Conjugation

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infinitive bergen
present participle bergend
past participle geborgen
auxiliary haben
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present ich berge wir bergen i ich berge wir bergen
du birgst ihr bergt du bergest ihr berget
er birgt sie bergen er berge sie bergen
preterite ich barg wir bargen ii ich bärge1 wir bärgen1
du bargst ihr bargt du bärgest1
du bärgst1
ihr bärget1
ihr bärgt1
er barg sie bargen er bärge1 sie bärgen1
imperative birg (du) bergt (ihr)
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • bergen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bergen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bergen” in Duden online
  • bergen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bergan.

Verb

bergen

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

Inflection

More information Strong class 3, Infinitive ...
Strong class 3
Infinitive bergen
3rd sg. past barch
3rd pl. past borgen
Past participle geborgen
Infinitive bergen
In genitive bergens
In dative bergene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular berge barch
2nd singular berchs, berges borchs, borges
3rd singular bercht, berget barch
1st plural bergen borgen
2nd plural bercht, berget borcht, borget
3rd plural bergen borgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular berge borge
2nd singular berchs, berges borges
3rd singular berge borge
1st plural bergen borgen
2nd plural bercht, berget borget
3rd plural bergen borgen
Imperative Present
Singular berch, berge
Plural bercht, berget
Present Past
Participle bergende geborgen
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Derived terms

  • berginge
  • gebergen
  • misbergen
  • ontbergen
  • verbergen

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

bergen

  1. Alternative form of berwen

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

bergen

  1. definite plural of berg

West Frisian

Noun

bergen

  1. plural of berch

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