burgen

See also: Burgen and Bürgen

Old English

Noun

burġen f

  1. alternative form of byrġen

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish burghin, borghin, originally the past participle of bärga. Compare origin of välbärgad.

Adjective

burgen

  1. wealthy, rich
    • 1979, Swedish translation of the lyrics (last line) to If I Were a Rich Man, from the 1964 musical Fiddler on the Roof
      Om jag var en burgen man.
      If I were a wealthy man.

Declension

Inflection of burgen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular burgen — —
neuter singular burget — —
plural burgna — —
masculine plural2 burgne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 burgne — —
all burgna — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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