beorg

== Old English == === Alternative forms === beorh, berg, biorg === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *berg, from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”). Cognate with Old Frisian berch, Old Saxon berg, Old High German berg (German Berg), Old Norse bjarg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲- (bairg-); and with Old Irish brí (“mountain”), Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ) (Russian бе́рег (béreg)), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “high”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /be͜orɡ/, [be͜orˠɣ] ==== Noun ==== beorg m mountain, hill late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans mound, heap of stones, barrow high beach, elevated shore ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== ġebeorg stānbeorg ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: bergh, berȝ, beruȝ, beruh, berw English: barrow; bergh (Northern England) Scots: burrae Middle English: berȝe, beryhe, berye (via beorge (dative)) English: berry === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *bergu from Proto-Germanic *bergō. Equivalent to *bergan +‎ *-u. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /be͜orɡ/, [be͜orˠɣ] ==== Noun ==== beorg f shelter, protection, refuge ===== Declension ===== Strong ō-stem: ===== Derived terms ===== ġebeorg herebeorg ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: berg