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beger

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.

Noun

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beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger or begre, definite plural begra or begrene)

  1. a beaker
  2. a goblet or chalice

Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.

Noun

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beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger, definite plural begera)

  1. a beaker
  2. a goblet or chalice

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from a metathesis of berġe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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beġer n

  1. berry

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative beġer beġer
accusative beġer beġer
genitive beġeres beġera
dative beġere beġerum

Derived terms

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Swedish

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Verb

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beger

  1. present indicative of bege