berwen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English beorgan; equivalent to berg +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Cognate with Dutch bergen (“to store, save, rescue”), German bergen (“to salvage, recover, hise, rescue, save”), Icelandic bjarga (“to save”).

Pronunciation

Verb

berwen

  1. To save, preserve, guard
  2. To help out, deliver, safeguard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berwen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) berwen, berwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular berwe bargh
2nd-person singular berwest borwe, bargh
3rd-person singular berweth bargh
subjunctive singular berwe borwe1
imperative singular —
plural2 berwen, berwe borwen, borwe
imperative plural berweth, berwe —
participles berwynge, berwende borwen, borwe, yborwen, yborwe

1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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