byrgen

Old English

Alternative forms

byrġenn, birġen, byriġen, burġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *burgini, from Proto-Germanic *burginī, equivalent to byrġan +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbyr.jen/, [ˈbyrˠ.jen]

Noun

byrġen f

burial place: grave, tomb

Declension

Declension of byrgen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	byrġen	byrġenna, byrġenne
accusative	byrġenne	byrġenna, byrġenne
genitive	byrġenne	byrġenna
dative	byrġenne	byrġennum

Synonyms

Descendants

Middle English: burȝen
- English: burian
- Scots: burian

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