bjerge

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛrɡə/, [ˈb̥jæɐ̯wə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjarga (“to save, help”), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to preserve, keep, protect, save”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to hide, protect”).

Alternative forms

• bjærge

Verb

bjerge (imperative bjerg, infinitive at bjerge, present tense bjerger, past tense bjergede, perfect tense bjerget)

1. save, rescue
2. salvage
3. recover

Conjugation

Conjugation of bjerge

active passive present bjerger bjerges past bjergede bjergedes infinitive bjerge bjerges imperative bjerg — participle present bjergende past bjerget (auxiliary verb have) gerund bjergen

Derived terms

• bjergeløn, bjærgeløn c
• bjerger, bjærger c
• bjergning, bjærgning c
• bjergningsfartøj, bjærgningsfartøj n
• bjergningsselskab, bjærgningsselskab n
• bjergsom, bjærgsom (adjective)
• velbjerget, velbjærget (adjective)

Etymology 2

See bjerg (“mountain”).

Noun

bjerge n

1. indefinite plural of bjerg

References

• “bjerge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bjerge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog