beger

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bikarr, possibly via Danish bæger.

Noun

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger or begre, definite plural begra or begrene)

  1. a beaker
  2. a goblet or chalice

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Norwegian Bokmål, from Danish bæger, from Old Norse bikarr. Doublet of bekar.

Noun

beger n (definite singular begeret, indefinite plural beger, definite plural begera)

  1. a beaker
  2. a goblet or chalice

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from a metathesis of berġe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈjer/

Noun

beġer n

  1. berry

Declension
Declension of beger (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative beġer beġer
accusative beġer beġer
genitive beġeres beġera
dative beġere beġerum

Derived terms
  • wīnbeġer

Swedish

Verb

beger

  1. present indicative of bege
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