borgen

See also: Borgen and Börgen

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrvən/, [ˈb̥ɒːwən]

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
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular borg borgde
2nd person sing. (jij) borgt borgde
2nd person sing. (u) borgt borgde
2nd person sing. (gij) borgt borgde
3rd person singular borgt borgde
plural borgen borgden
subjunctive sing.1 borge borgde
subjunctive plur.1 borgen borgden
imperative sing. borg
imperative plur.1 borgt
participles borgend geborgd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See etymology on 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): /ˈbɔʁɡən/
  • 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, 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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