biergan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bargijan (to try, taste). Cognate with Old Norse bergja (to taste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi͜yr.jɑn/, [ˈbi͜yrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

bierġan (West Saxon)

  1. to taste
  2. to partake of

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: büriȝen
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