berwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrwən/

Verb

berwen

  1. To save, preserve, guard
  2. To help out, deliver, safeguard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of berwen (strong class 3)
infinitive (to) berwen, berwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular berwe bargh
2nd-person singular berwest borwe1
3rd-person singular berweth bargh
subjunctive singular berwe borwe2
imperative singular —
plural3 berwen, berwe borwen, borwe
imperative plural berweth, berwe —
participles berwynge, berwende borwen, borwe, yborwen, yborwe

1 Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or barghest.
2 Later replaced by the indicative.
3 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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