beorg

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/, [beo̯rˠx]

Noun

beorg m (nominative plural beorgas)

1. hill, mountain

   Oþ ða beorgas ðe man hǣt Alpis. To the mountains that are called the Alps. (Orosius)

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