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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.
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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

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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

More information infinitive, present participle ...
More information perfect, singular ...

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
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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 infinitive, base form ...

Derived terms

  • berginge
  • gebergen
  • misbergen
  • ontbergen
  • verbergen

Descendants

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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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