borge

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See also: Borge and Börge

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish borghæ, (late) Old Norse borga, possibly from Middle Low German borgen (to vouch for), from Old Saxon *borgōn, from Proto-West Germanic *borgōn.

Cognate with Swedish borga (to warrant), English borrow, and German borgen (to borrow).

Verb

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borge (imperative borg, infinitive at borge, present tense borger, past tense borgede, perfect tense har borget)

  1. to vouch for, guarantee
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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borge c

  1. indefinite plural of borg

Dutch

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Verb

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borge

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of bergen
  2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of borgen

German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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borge

  1. inflection of borgen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Old English

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Noun

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borge

  1. dative singular of borg