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bearg

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /bæ͜ɑrɡ/, [bæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun

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bearg m

  1. castrated boar, barrow

Declension

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Strong a-stem:

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

Descendants

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