Infinitive
berwen; to berwen; berwe
Participles
| Present | berwynge; berwende |
| Past | borwen; borwe; yborwen; yborwe |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | berwe |
| 2nd sing. | berwest |
| 3rd sing. | berweth |
| 1st plur. | berwen; berwe; berweth |
| 2nd plur. | berwen; berwe; berweth |
| 3rd plur. | berwen; berwe; berweth |
Past
| 1st sing. | bargh |
| 2nd sing. | borwe |
| 3rd sing. | bargh |
| 1st plur. | borwen; borwe |
| 2nd plur. | borwen; borwe |
| 3rd plur. | borwen; borwe |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | berwe |
| 2nd sing. | berwe |
| 3rd sing. | berwe |
Past
| 1st sing. | borwe |
| 2nd sing. | borwe |
| 3rd sing. | borwe |
Imperative
| Singular | berwe |
| Plural | berweth; berwe |
Verbs conjugated like berwen
berwen,
Etymology
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”). See: Old English '
beorgan', Dutch '
bergen', German, old spelling '
bergen', Icelandic '
bjarga'.
Sample Sentences
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