byrgen

Old English

Alternative forms

• byrġenn, birġen, byriġen, burġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burgini, from Proto-Germanic *burginī, equivalent to byrġan +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyr.jen/, [ˈbyrˠ.jen]

Noun

byrġen f

1. burial place: grave, tomb

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	byrġen	byrġenna, byrġenne
accusative	byrġenne	byrġenna, byrġenne
genitive	byrġenne	byrġenna
dative	byrġenne	byrġennum

Synonyms

• byrġels
• dēaþbedd
• foldgræf
• græf

Descendants

• Middle English: burȝen
  • English: burian
  • Scots: burian