berge

Noun

berge

1. plural of berg

Pronunciation

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Verb

berge

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of bergen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁʒ/

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Noun

berge f (plural berges)

1. bank (of river, canal)
2. raised pavement, banked edge
3. (slang) year

Further reading

• “berge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gerbe, gerbé

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɐ̯ɡə/
• Homophone: bärge

Verb

berge

1. First-person singular present of bergen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of bergen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of bergen.

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarga (“salvage, bring to shore”)

Verb

berge (imperative berg, present tense berger, passive berges, simple past and past participle berga or berget, present participle bergende)

1. to rescue, save, salvage

References

• “berge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• berga

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarga

Verb

berge (present tense bergar, past tense berga, past participle berga, passive infinitive bergast, present participle bergande, imperative berg/berge)

1. to rescue, save, salvage

References

• “berge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.