byrgen

Old English

Alternative forms

byrġenn, birġen, byriġen, burġen

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burginjō, *burginnijō, equivalent to byrġan +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbyrjen/

Noun

byrġen f (nominative plural byrġena)

burial-place; grave; tomb; sepulchre

Inflection

Declension of byrgen (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	byrġen	byrġena, byrġene
accusative	byrġene	byrġena, byrġene
genitive	byrġene	byrġena
dative	byrġene	byrġenum

Synonyms

byrġels
dēaþbed
foldgræf
græf

Descendants

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

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