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berwen

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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berwen

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

Conjugation

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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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