berge

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Noun

berge

1. plural of berg

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Verb

berge

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bergen

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French berche, from Vulgar Latin *barica, possibly a Celtic word, from Proto-Celtic *barros (“point, head, peak”).

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Noun

berge f (plural berges)

1. bank (of river, canal)
2. raised pavement, banked edge
3. (slang) year

Further reading

• “berge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gerbe, gerbé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡə/

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• Homophone: bärge

Verb

berge

1. inflection of bergen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Noun

berge

1. Alternative form of barge

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarga (“salvage, bring to shore”).

Verb

berge (imperative berg, present tense berger, passive berges, simple past and past participle berga or berget, present participle bergende)

1. to rescue, save, salvage

References

• “berge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• berga

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarga.

Verb

berge (present tense bergar, past tense berga, past participle berga, passive infinitive bergast, present participle bergande, imperative berge/berg)

1. to rescue, save, salvage

References

• “berge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• berie, beriġe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈber.je/, [ˈberˠ.je]

Noun

berġe f

1. berry