Reconstruction:Old Dutch/borgon

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *borgōn, *borgēn, from Proto-Germanic *burgōną, *burgāną. Equivalent to *borg (“promise, debt”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*borgon

  1. to borrow, lend
  2. to secure, keep safe
  3. to guarantee

Inflection

Conjugation of *borgon (weak class 2)
infinitive *borgon
indicative present past
1st person singular *borgo, *borgon *borgoda
2nd person singular *borgos *borgodos
3rd person singular *borgot *borgoda
1st person plural *borgon *borgodon
2nd person plural *borgot *borgodot
3rd person plural *borgont *borgodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *borge *borgodi
2nd person singular *borgis *borgodis
3rd person singular *borge *borgodi
1st person plural *borgin *borgodin
2nd person plural *borgit *borgodit
3rd person plural *borgin *borgodin
imperative present
singular *borgo
plural *borgot
participle present past
*borgondi *borgot, *giborgot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: borgen
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