biergen

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbie̯ʁen/, [ˈbiə̯ʑən]

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą. Cognate with German bergen, Dutch bergen, Icelandic bjarga.

Verb

biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to save, to rescue
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive biergen
participle gebiergt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular biergen —
2nd singular biergs bierg
3rd singular biergt —
1st plural biergen —
2nd plural biergt biergt
3rd plural biergen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German bürgen, from Old High German burgōn. Cognate with German bürgen.

Verb

biergen (third-person singular present biergt, past participle gebiergt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to act as a guarantor
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive biergen
participle gebiergt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular biergen —
2nd singular biergs bierg
3rd singular biergt —
1st plural biergen —
2nd plural biergt biergt
3rd plural biergen —
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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