bärga

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See also: Barga

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Swedish biærgha, bærgha, from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-. Cognate of Icelandic bjarga, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (bairgan), German bergen, Old English beorgan.

Verb[edit]

bärga (present bärgar, preterite bärgade, supine bärgat, imperative bärga)

  1. (vessels) salvage
  2. (crops) harvest, garner
  3. (sails) furl
  4. (reflexive) contain oneself
    de kunde knappt bärga sig
    they could hardly contain themselves

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  • Finnish: pärjätä

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