hærge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hæriæ, from Old Norse herja, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, cognate with Swedish härja, English harry, German verheeren. Derived from the noun *harjaz (“army”), see hær.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɛrɣə/, [ˈhaɐ̯wə], [ˈhaɐ̯ʊ]

Verb

hærge (imperative hærg, infinitive at hærge, present tense hærger, past tense hærgede, perfect tense har hærget)

  1. to ruin, destroy

Conjugation
Inflection of hærge
present past
simple hærger hærgede
perfect har hærget havde hærget
passive hærges hærgedes
participle hærgende hærget
imperative hærg —
infinitive hærge —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund hærgen —

Derived terms
  • brandhærget
  • hærg
  • hærgen
  • krigshærget
  • krisehærget
  • urohærget

References
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