borgen

See also: Borgen and Börgen

Danish

Etymology 1

From borge (to guarantee) + -en. Compare Old Norse borgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːwən, ˈb̥ɒˀwən]

Noun

borgen c

  1. guarantee, warranty

Etymology 2

See borg (castle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːˀwən]

Noun

borgen c

  1. singular definite of borg

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɣə(n)/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch borgen. Equivalent to borg + -en.

Verb

borgen

  1. (transitive) to secure, to keep safe
  2. (transitive) to guarantee
Inflection
Inflection of borgen (weak)
infinitive borgen
past singular borgde
past participle geborgd
infinitive borgen
gerund borgen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular borgborgde
2nd person sing. (jij) borgtborgde
2nd person sing. (u) borgtborgde
2nd person sing. (gij) borgtborgde
3rd person singular borgtborgde
plural borgenborgden
subjunctive sing.1 borgeborgde
subjunctive plur.1 borgenborgden
imperative sing. borg
imperative plur.1 borgt
participles borgendgeborgd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

borgen

  1. plural of borg

Verb

borgen

  1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of bergen

German

Etymology

Old High German borgēn, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔrɡən/, [ˈbɔʁ-], [ˈbɔɐ̯-], [ˈbɔː-], [-ɡən], [-ɡŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: bor‧gen

Verb

borgen (third-person singular simple present borgt, past tense borgte, past participle geborgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to borrow
    Du bist gewillt, meine Kräfte zu borgen?
    You wish to borrow my power?
  2. to lend

Conjugation

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

borgen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of borg

Old High German

Etymology

Common Germanic, akin to Old English borġian.

Verb

borgēn

  1. to borrow

Conjugation

Descendants


Swedish

Noun

borgen

  1. definite singular of borg

See also

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