bärga

See also: Barga

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish biærgha, bærgha, from Old Norse bjarga, from Proto-Germanic *berganą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ-. Cognate of Icelandic bjarga, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽 (bairgan), German bergen, Old English beorgan.

Verb

bärga (present bärgar, preterite bärgade, supine bärgat, imperative bärga)

  1. to salvage (recover, most commonly (something on) a sunken vessel, or a vehicle that has broken down)
    bärga ett sjunket skepp
    salvage [raise] a sunken ship
    bärga kanonerna på skeppet
    salvage the cannons on the ship
    bärga kropparna från vraket
    salvage the bodies from the wreck
    bärga bilen ur diket
    tow [would normally be implied] the car out of the ditch
    bilbärgning
    breakdown recovery service / tow truck / etc. ["car salvage" – might also include transportation to a repair shop or the like]
    2. to recover (when more idiomatic – see the picture for example)
  2. (crops) to harvest, to garner
  3. (sails) to furl
  4. (reflexive) to contain oneself
    De kunde knappt bärga sig
    They could hardly contain themselves

Conjugation

Conjugation of bärga (weak)
active passive
infinitive bärga bärgas
supine bärgat bärgats
imperative bärga —
imper. plural1 bärgen —
present past present past
indicative bärgar bärgade bärgas bärgades
ind. plural1 bärga bärgade bärgas bärgades
subjunctive2 bärge bärgade bärges bärgades
present participle bärgande
past participle bärgad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Finnish: pärjätä

See also

References

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