børje

Danish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /børjə/, [ˈb̥ɶɐ̯jə]

Verb

børje (past tense børjede, past participle børjet)

  1. (archaic, puristic) to begin, start
    Synonyms: begynde, starte

Conjugation
Inflection of børje
present past
simple børjer børjede
perfect har børjet havde børjet
passive børjes børjedes
participle børjende børjet
imperative børj —
infinitive børje —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund børjen —

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Verb

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

  1. (dialectal, puristic) to begin, start
    Synonyms: begynne, starte
    Vi har børja.
    We have started.
    Nå børjer det.
    It's starting now.

Derived terms
  • børjing

References
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