beorg

beorg

Old English

Alternative forms

• berg

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

• ġebeorg
• herebeorg

Descendants

• Middle English: berwe, berȝe, bergh, berge
  • English: berg, bargh, barrow, berry
  • Scots: burrow