orge

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See also: Orge and Örge

English

Verb

orge (third-person singular simple present orges, present participle orging, simple past and past participle orged)

  1. (intransitive) To indulge in riotous jollity.

References

  • Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908).

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Champenois

Alternative forms

  • (Rémois) orde
  • (Langrois) eurge

Etymology

Latin hordeum.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɔrʒ/

Noun

orge m (plural orges)

  1. (Troyen) barley

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes

Estonian

Noun

orge

  1. partitive plural of org

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (bristly).

Pronunciation

Noun

orge m or f (plural orges)

  1. barley

Usage notes

"Orge" is feminine with the exception of three fixed terms: "orge mondé", "orge perlé" and "orge carré".

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Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

orge f

  1. plural of orgia

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

First used by Norwegian POWs during WW2.

Verb

orge (present tense orgar, past tense orga, past participle orga, passive infinitive orgast, present participle organde, imperative orge/org)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of organisere (organize).
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to steal
    Synonyms: stele, rappe, kvarte
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to fix

Etymology 2

From Old Norse organ (an organ). Doublet of organ.

Noun

orge f (definite singular orga, indefinite plural orger, definite plural orgene)

  1. (rare, music) synonym of orgel (church organ)

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