Borg

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡ === Etymology 1 === As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from various places derived from Old Norse borg (“stronghold”). As a north/Low German surname, this is the Low German form of the surname Burg. As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish בורג (burg, “credit”), from Middle High German borgen (“to lend, borrow”), from Old High German borgēn. As a Maltese surname, from the noun borġ (“tower, stronghold”), distantly related to the first two senses above. ==== Proper noun ==== Borg (plural Borgs) A surname ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === From the Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a clipping of cyborg, from cybernetic + organism. ==== Alternative forms ==== borg ==== Noun ==== Borg (plural Borgs or Borg) (slang) One who proselytises or assimilates. 2005[1]: Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you. ==== Verb ==== Borg (third-person singular simple present Borgs, present participle Borging, simple past and past participle Borged) (slang) To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation. 2004[4]: They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us. (slang) To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them. 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews[6] Intel wants to Borg us! ===== Usage notes ===== Mainly seen in the infinitive form and rarely in lower case. === Anagrams === Grob, brog == German == === Alternative forms === Barg (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle High German barc, from Old High German barug, from Proto-West Germanic *barug. The contemporary vocalism is based on Middle Low German borch, which may be an old variant with zero-grade (compare Old English borg). Cognate with Dutch barg, English barrow. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔrk/, [bɔʁk], [bɔɐ̯k], [bɔːk] === Noun === Borg m (strong, genitive Borges or Borgs, plural Börge) barrow (castrated boar) ==== Usage notes ==== Borg is a technical term used chiefly by those in contact with farming. Its intelligibility among the general public is limited. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Borg, Schwein” in Duden online “Borg, Geliehenes” in Duden online “Borg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Maltese == === Etymology === From borġ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔrt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɔrt͡ʃ === Proper noun === Borg a surname == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Borg, from borg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /borɡ/ (Austfold) IPA(key): /bœrj/ === Proper noun === Borg f (historical) a mediaeval town in Østfold; modern Sarpsborg ==== Related terms ==== borg Borgarting Sarpsborg == Swedish == === Etymology === From berg (“mountain”). === Proper noun === Borg c (genitive Borgs) a common surname