beorg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“height”). Cognate with Old Saxon berg (Low German Barg), West Frisian berch, Dutch berg, Old High German berg (German Berg), Old Norse bjarg (Danish bjerg, Swedish berg), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲- (bairg-); and with Old Irish brí (“mountain”), Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ) (Russian берег (bereg)), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “high”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beo̯rɡ/, [beo̯rˠɣ]

Noun

beorg m

  1. mountain, hill
  2. mound, heap of stones, barrow
  3. high beach, elevated shore

Declension
Declension of beorg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative beorg beorgas
accusative beorg beorgas
genitive beorges beorga
dative beorge beorgum

Derived terms

Descendants
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