"berwen" meaning in Middle English

See berwen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈbœrɣən/ [Early-Middle-English], /ˈbɛrwən/
Etymology: From Old English beorgan; equivalent to berg + -en (infinitival suffix). Cognate with Dutch bergen (“to store, save, rescue”), German bergen (“to salvage, recover, hise, rescue, save”), Icelandic bjarga (“to save”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|beorgan}} Old English beorgan, {{af|enm|berg|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix}} berg + -en (infinitival suffix), {{cog|nl|bergen||to store, save, rescue}} Dutch bergen (“to store, save, rescue”), {{cog|de|bergen||to salvage, recover, hise, rescue, save}} German bergen (“to salvage, recover, hise, rescue, save”), {{cog|is|bjarga||to save}} Icelandic bjarga (“to save”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} berwen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|berw|bargh|borw|borw|c=3}} Forms: strong [table-tags], berwen [infinitive], to berwen [infinitive], berwe [infinitive], berwe [first-person, present, singular], bargh [first-person, past, singular], berwest [present, second-person, singular], borwe [past, second-person, singular], bargh [past, second-person, singular], berweth [present, singular, third-person], bargh [past, singular, third-person], berwe [present, singular, subjunctive], borwe [past, singular, subjunctive], berwe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], berwen [plural, present], berwe [plural, present], borwen [past, plural], borwe [past, plural], berweth [imperative, plural, present], berwe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], berwynge [participle, present], berwende [participle, present], borwen [participle, past], borwe [participle, past], yborwen [participle, past], yborwe [participle, past]
  1. To save, preserve, guard
    Sense id: en-berwen-enm-verb-vMdZAyGX
  2. To help out, deliver, safeguard.
    Sense id: en-berwen-enm-verb-icm7l5~Q Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: berȝen, bergen, berghen, beregen, berrȝhenn

Alternative forms

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