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borgen

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See also: Borgen and Börgen

Danish

Etymology 1

From borge (“to guarantee”) +‎ -en. Compare Old Norse borgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrvən/; [ˈb̥ɒːwən, ˈb̥ɒˀwən]

Noun

borgen c

  1. (archaic) guarantee, warranty

Etymology 2

See borg (“castle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːˀwən]

Noun

borgen c

  1. definite singular of borg
  2. (slang) Christiansborg Palace (the Danish house of parliament)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bor‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch borgen. Equivalent to borg +‎ -en.

Verb

borgen

  1. (transitive) to secure, to keep safe
  2. (transitive) to guarantee
  3. (transitive, corporate jargon) to ensure the sustainability of a particular policy or procedure
  4. (transitive, now dialectal) to lend (especially of credit)
    Synonym: lenen
  5. (transitive, dated, dialectal) to borrow
    Synonym: lenen
Conjugation
More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: borg
  • → Aukan: bolugu
  • → Sranan Tongo: borgu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

borgen

  1. plural of borg

Verb

borgen

  1. inflection of bergen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German borgen, from Old High German borgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *borgōn. Cognate with English borrow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɡən/, [ˈbɔʁ-], [ˈbɔɐ̯-], [ˈbɔː-], [-ɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: bor‧gen

Verb

borgen (weak, third-person singular present borgt, past tense borgte, past participle geborgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to borrow
    Kann ich diesen Bleistift ausborgen?
    Can I borrow this pencil?
  2. (transitive) to lend

Usage notes

  • For the distinction between both senses see the notes at leihen. Borgen is generally interchangeable with the former, but is less frequent and slightly informal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of borgen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information infinitive, present participle ...

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of borgen (weak, auxiliary haben)
More information perfect, singular ...

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “borgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “borgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “borgen” in Duden online
  • “borgen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

borgen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of borg

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbor.ɡen/, [ˈborˠ.ɣen]

Participle

borgen

  1. past participle of beorgan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *borgōn, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną; akin to Old English borġian.

Verb

borgēn

  1. to borrow

Conjugation

Conjugation of borgēn (weak class 3)
More information infinitive, indicative ...

Descendants

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Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

borgen

  1. definite singular of borg

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish borghæn, borghan, ultimately from the root of borga (“warrant”). Cognate of Icelandic borgan, Danish borgen.

Noun

borgen c

  1. (law) surety, security, guarantee (an undertaking to assume payment obligations for another person if that person is unable to pay themselves)
    gå i borgen för någon ― vouch for someone
  2. bail
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Derived terms

References

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