orge

See also: Orge and Örge

English

Verb

orge (third-person singular simple present orges, present participle orging, simple past and past participle orged)

  1. (intransitive) To indulge in riotous jollity.

References

  • Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (1908).

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Champenois

Alternative forms

  • (Rémois) orde
  • (Langrois) eurge

Etymology

Latin hordeum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrʒ/

Noun

orge m (plural orges)

  1. (Troyen) barley

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux[2] (in French), Troyes

Estonian

Noun

orge

  1. partitive plural of org

French

Alternative forms

  • horge (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin hordeum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰr̥sdeyom (bristly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁʒ/
  • Audio; l'orge:(file)
  • Homophones: Orge, orges

Noun

orge m or f (plural orges)

  1. barley

Usage notes

"Orge" is feminine with the exception of three fixed terms: "orge mondé", "orge perlé" and "orge carré".

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrdʒe
  • Hyphenation: òr‧ge

Noun

orge f

  1. plural of orgia

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

First used by Norwegian POWs during WW2.

Verb

orge (present tense orgar, past tense orga, past participle orga, passive infinitive orgast, present participle organde, imperative orge/org)

  1. (colloquial) clipping of organisere (organize)
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to steal
    Synonyms: stele, rappe, kvarte
  3. (colloquial, transitive) to fix

Etymology 2

From Old Norse organ (an organ). Doublet of organ.

Noun

orge f (definite singular orga, indefinite plural orger, definite plural orgene)

  1. (rare, music) synonym of orgel (church organ)

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