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bearg

Pronunciation: /bæ͜ɑrɡ/

“bearg” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. castrated boar, barrow

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz: cognate with Old Frisian barch (West Frisian baarch), Old Saxon barug (Dutch barg), Old High German barug (dialectal German Barch), Old Norse bǫrgr.

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