hærge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hæriæ, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, cognate with Swedish härja, English harry, German verheeren. Derived from the noun *harjaz (“army”), see hær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛrɣə/, [ˈhaɐ̯wə], [ˈhaɐ̯ʊ]

Verb

hærge (imperative hærg, infinitive at hærge, present tense hærger, past tense hærgede, perfect tense har hærget)

1. to ruin, destroy

Conjugation

Inflection of hærge

	present	past
simple	hærger	hærgede
perfect	har hærget	havde hærget
passive	hærges	hærgedes
participle	hærgende	hærget
imperative	hærg	—
infinitive	hærge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	hærgen	—

Derived terms

• brandhærget
• hærg
• hærgen
• krigshærget
• krisehærget
• urohærget

 

References

• “hærge” in Den Danske Ordbog