børje

From Old Danish byriæ, from Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Doublet of burde. The word was reintroduced from Swedish börja in the 19th century to replace begynde (a German loanword), but unsuccessfully.

• IPA^(key): /børjə/, [ˈb̥ɶɐ̯jə]

børje (past tense børjede, past participle børjet)

1. (archaic, puristic) to begin, start

   Synonyms: begynde, starte

• “børje” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Doublet of burde. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk byrja and Swedish börja.

børje (imperative børje or børj, present tense børjer, passive børjes, simple past and past participle børja or børjet, present participle børjende)

1. (dialectal) to begin, start

   Synonyms: begynne, starte

   Vi har børja.

   We have started.

   Nå børjer det.

   It's starting now.

• børjing

• “børje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).