bearg

Old English

Alternative forms

bærh, bearh, bearug, bęrg
berg — Northumbrian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz: cognate with Old Frisian barch (West Frisian baarch), Old Saxon barug (Dutch barg), Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse bǫrgr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bæ͜ɑrɡ/, [bæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun

bearg m

castrated boar, barrow

Declension

Declension of bearg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bearg	beargas
accusative	bearg	beargas
genitive	bearges	bearga
dative	bearge	beargum

Descendants

Middle English: barow, bareȝ, bareh, barew, barwe, borwȝ
- English: barrow

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