bergen

== English == === Etymology === Shortened from Bergen rucksack, possibly named after their creator, Norwegian Ole F. Bergan, combined with the name of the Norwegian city of Bergen. === Noun === bergen (plural bergens) (UK, military) A large rucksack. == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛrɣə(n)/ Hyphenation: ber‧gen Rhymes: -ɛrɣən Homophone: Bergen === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bergen, from Old Dutch bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. ==== Verb ==== bergen (transitive) to store, to stash away (transitive) to salvage (a vessel) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: bêre, berg === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== bergen plural of berg === Anagrams === brenge == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bërgen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛrɡən/, [ˈbɛʁ.ɡŋ̍], [ˈbɛɐ̯-], [-ɡ(ə)n] === Verb === bergen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present birgt, past tense barg, past participle geborgen, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to recover, salvage, rescue; with regard to living beings this can mean dead or alive, for the latter retten is the normal word (higher register) to contain, hold, shelter, conceal (nautical) to take in, shorten (a sail) die Segel bergen ― to shorten the sails ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bergen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bergen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bergen” in Duden online “bergen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch bergan. === Verb === bergen to get to safety, to keep safe to stash away, to hide to store, to keep ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== berginge gebergen misbergen ontbergen verbergen ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: bergenAfrikaans: bêre, berg Limburgish: bèrge === Further reading === “berghen (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bergen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == Middle English == === Verb === bergen alternative form of berwen == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛrjɛn/ === Noun === bergen definite plural of berg == West Frisian == === Noun === bergen plural of berch