*burgōną

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᚷᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbur.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

  1. to borrow
  2. to take care (of), vouch for

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥gʰ-eh₂-yé/ó-, a zero-grade formation from root *bʰergʰ- (‘to safeguard, to protect; to preserve’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularburgōburgǭ–
2nd singularburgōsiburgōsburgō
3rd singularburgōþiburgōburgōþau
1st dualburgōsburgōw–
2nd dualburgōþizburgōþizburgōþiz
1st pluralburgōmazburgōm–
2nd pluralburgōþburgōþburgōþ
3rd pluralburgōnþiburgōnburgōnþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularburgōi–
2nd singularburgōsaiburgōsau
3rd singularburgōþaiburgōþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralburgōnþaiburgōnþau
2nd pluralburgōnþaiburgōnþau
3rd pluralburgōnþaiburgōnþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularburgōdǭburgōdēdį̄
2nd singularburgōdēzburgōdēdīz
3rd singularburgōdēburgōdēdī
1st dualburgōdēdūburgōdēdīw
2nd dualburgōdēdudizburgōdēdīdiz
1st pluralburgōdēdumburgōdēdīm
2nd pluralburgōdēdudburgōdēdīd
3rd pluralburgōdēdunburgōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
burgōną burgōndz burgōdaz

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Descendants

  • *borgōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *borgon (Old Dutch)
      • borgen (Middle Dutch)
        • borgen (Dutch)
          • borg (Afrikaans)
  • *borgōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • borgian, borġian (Old English)
      • borȝien, borwen (Middle English)
        • borrow (English)
  • *borgōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • borgia (Old Frisian)
      • boargje (West Frisian)
  • *borgōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • borgōn, porcōn, borgēn (Old High German)
      • borgen (Middle High German)
        • borgen (German)
  • *borgōn (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *borgōn (Old Saxon)
      • borgen (Middle Low German)
        • borgen (Low German)
  • borga (Old Norse)
    • borge (Danish)
    • borge (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • borga (Old Norse)
    • borgha (Old Swedish)
      • borga (Swedish)

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