English

Verb

bergh ‎(third-person singular simple present berghs, present participle berghing, simple past and past participle berghed)

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

Derived terms

• bergher
• berghman
• berghmaster
• berghmote

Related terms

• berman
• barmaster
• barmoot

Etymology 2

From Middle English berg, berȝ, berȝe, from Old English beorg ‎(in compounds) (compare scūrbeorg ‎(“roof, shelter from the storm”)), from Old English beorgan ‎(“to shelter, protect”). See above.

Noun

bergh ‎(plural berghs)

1. (obsolete) Protection; shelter.

Derived terms

• berghless

Etymology 3

From Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg ‎(“mountain, hill, mound, barrow, burial place”), from Proto-Germanic *bergaz ‎(“hill, mountain”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- ‎(“height”). More at barrow.

Noun

bergh ‎(plural berghs)

1. (Britain dialectal) A hill.

Related terms

• bargh