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 har bjerget)

1. save, rescue
2. salvage
3. recover

Related terms

• bjergeløn, bjærgeløn c
• bjerger, bjærger c
• bjergning, bjærgning c
• bjergsom, bjærgsom (adjective)

Etymology 2

See bjerg (“mountain”).

Noun

bjerge n

1. indefinite plural of bjerg