berwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

berȝen, bergen, berghen, beregen, berȝhen

Etymology

From Old English beorgan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą; equivalent to berg +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈbœrɣən/
IPA^(key): /ˈbɛrwən/

Verb

berwen

To save, preserve, guard
To help out, deliver, safeguard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berwen

present	singular	plural
1st person	berwe	berwen
2nd person	berwest	berwen
3rd person	berweþ, berweth	berwen
subjunctive	berwe	berwen
participle	present	past
	berwende, berwinge	borwen
simple past	singular	plural
1st person	bargh	*burwen, borwen
2nd person	bargh, *barghest	*burwen, borwen
3rd person	bargh	*burwen, borwen
subjunctive	barghe	*burwene, borwene
imperative	singular	plural
	berwe	berweþ, berweth

Descendants

English: bergh

References

“berwen (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-27.

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