burgen
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Old English
[edit]Noun
[edit]burġen f
- Alternative form of byrġen
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish burghin, borghin, originally the past participle of bärga. Compare origin of välbärgad.
Adjective
[edit]burgen
- wealthy, rich
- 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
- Om jag var en burgen man.
- If I were a wealthy man.
- 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of burgen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | burgen | — | — |
| Neuter singular | burget | — | — |
| Plural | burgna | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | burgne | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | burgne | — | — |
| All | burgna | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||