bärga

See also: Barga

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish biærgha, bærgha, from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-. Cognate of Icelandic bjarga, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (bairgan), German bergen, Old English beorgan.

Verb

bärga (present bärgar, preterite bärgade, supine bärgat, imperative bärga)

  1. (vessels) salvage
  2. (crops) harvest, garner
  3. (sails) furl
  4. (reflexive) contain oneself
    de kunde knappt bärga sig
    they could hardly contain themselves

Conjugation
Conjugation of bärga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bärga bärgas
Supine bärgat bärgats
Imperative bärga —
Imper. plural1 bärgen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bärgar bärgade bärgas bärgades
Ind. plural1 bärga bärgade bärgas bärgades
Subjunctive2 bärge bärgade bärges bärgades
Participles
Present participle bärgande
Past participle bärgad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Finnish: pärjätä

References
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