bearg

Old English

Alternative forms

• bærh, bearh, bearug, bęrg
• berg — Northumbrian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz: cognate with Old Frisian barch (West Frisian baarch), Old Saxon barug (Dutch barg), Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse bǫrgr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæ͜ɑrɡ/, [bæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun

bearg m

1. castrated boar, barrow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bearg	beargas
accusative	bearg	beargas
genitive	bearges	bearga
dative	bearge	beargum

Descendants

• Middle English: barow, bareȝ, bareh, barew, barwe, borwȝ
  • English: barrow