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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish borghæ, (late) Old Norse borga, possibly from Middle Low German borgen (“to vouch for”), from Old Saxon *borgōn, from Proto-West Germanic *borgōn.
Cognate with Swedish borga (“to warrant”), English borrow, and German borgen (“to borrow”).
Verb
borge (imperative borg, infinitive at borge, present tense borger, past tense borgede, perfect tense har borget)
- to vouch for, guarantee
Conjugation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
borge c
- indefinite plural of borg
Dutch
Verb
borge
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of bergen
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of borgen
German
Pronunciation
Verb
borge
- inflection of borgen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Old English
Noun
borge
- dative singular of borg