bergja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bergja, from Proto-Germanic *bargijaną.

Verb

bergja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bergði, supine bergt)

  1. to sip [with á (+ dative) ‘on something’]
    bergja á miðinum.
    To take a sip of mead.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bargijaną. Cognate with Old English bierġan (to taste, partake of).

Verb

bergja

  1. to taste [with dative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of bergja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive bergja
present participle bergjandi
past participle bergðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bergi bergða bergja bergða
2nd person singular bergir bergðir bergir bergðir
3rd person singular bergir bergði bergi bergði
1st person plural bergjum bergðum bergim bergðim
2nd person plural bergið bergðuð bergið bergðið
3rd person plural bergja bergðu bergi bergði
imperative present
2nd person singular berg, bergi
1st person plural bergjum
2nd person plural bergið
Conjugation of bergja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive bergjask
present participle bergjandisk
past participle bergzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bergjumk bergðumk bergjumk bergðumk
2nd person singular bergisk bergðisk bergisk bergðisk
3rd person singular bergisk bergðisk bergisk bergðisk
1st person plural bergjumsk bergðumsk bergimsk bergðimsk
2nd person plural bergizk bergðuzk bergizk bergðizk
3rd person plural bergjask bergðusk bergisk bergðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular bergsk, bergisk
1st person plural bergjumsk
2nd person plural bergizk

Derived terms

  • bergibiti m (a bit to taste)
  • bergiligr (inviting to taste)
  • berging f (taste, tasting)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bergja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bergja

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bergja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive