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Old English
Noun
burġen f
- Alternative form of byrġen
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish burghin, borghin, originally the past participle of bärga. Compare origin of välbärgad.
Adjective
burgen
- wealthy, rich
- 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
Om jag var en burgen man.- If I were a wealthy man.
Declension
Inflection of burgen
| Indefinite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative1
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| common singular
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burgen
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—
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—
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| neuter singular
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burget
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—
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—
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| plural
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burgna
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—
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—
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| masculine plural2
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burgne
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—
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—
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| Definite
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positive
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comparative
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superlative
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| masculine singular3
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burgne
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—
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—
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| all
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burgna
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—
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—
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1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
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