burgen
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Old English
Noun
burġen f
- Alternative form of byrġen
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish burghin, borghin, originally the past participle of bärga. Compare origin of välbärgad.
Adjective
burgen
- wealthy, rich
- 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
- Om jag var en burgen man.
- If I were a wealthy man.
- 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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