Bergh Definition

verb

(obsolete) To give shelter; protect; preserve; deliver; save.

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noun

(obsolete) Protection; shelter.

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(UK dialectal) A hill.

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Origin of Bergh

  • From Middle English berghen, berwen, berȝhen, berȝen, from Old English beorgan (“to save, deliver, preserve, guard, defend, fortify, spare, beware of, avoid, guard against"), from Proto-Germanic *berganÄ… (“to shelter, protect"), from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to protect, defend, save, preserve"). Cognate with Dutch bergen (“to store, save, rescue"), German bergen (“to salvage, recover, hise, rescue, save"), Icelandic bjarga (“to save"), Russian беречь (beréch' < beregti, “to protect, defend, save, preserve"). Related to bury.

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  • From Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg (“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place"), from Proto-Germanic *bergaz (“hill, mountain"), from Proto-Indo-European *bÊ°ergÊ°- (“height"). More at barrow.

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  • From Middle English berg, berȝ, berȝe, from Old English beorg (in compounds) (compare scÅ«rbeorg (“roof, shelter from the storm")), from Old English beorgan (“to shelter, protect"). See above.

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