bearg

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz: cognate with Old Frisian barch (West Frisian baarch), Old Saxon barug (Dutch barg), Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse bǫrgr.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑrɡ/, [bæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun[edit]

bearg m

  1. castrated boar, barrow

Declension[edit]

Declension of bearg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bearg beargas
accusative bearg beargas
genitive bearges bearga
dative bearge beargum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: barow, bareȝ, bareh, barew, barwe, borwȝ
    • English: barrow
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