beorg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“mountain”).

Cognate with Old Frisian berch, Old Saxon berg, Old High German berg (German Berg), Old Norse bjarg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲- (bairg-); and with Old Irish brí (“mountain”), Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ (brěgŭ) (Russian бе́рег (béreg)), Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhát, “high”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /be͜orɡ/, [be͜orˠɣ]

Noun

beorg m

  1. mountain, hill
  2. mound, heap of stones, barrow
  3. high beach, elevated shore

Declension
Declension of beorg (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative beorg beorgas
accusative beorg beorgas
genitive beorges beorga
dative beorge beorgum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: bergh, berȝ, beruȝ, beruh, berw
  • Middle English: berȝe, beryhe, berye (via beorge (genitive))
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