børje

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish byriæ, from Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Doublet of burde. The word was reintroduced from Swedish börja in the 19th century to replace begynde (a German loanword), but unsuccessfully.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /børjə/, [ˈb̥ɶɐ̯jə]

Verb

børje (past tense børjede, past participle børjet)

1. (archaic, puristic) to begin, start

   Synonyms: begynde, starte

Conjugation

Inflection of børje

	present	past
simple	børjer	børjede
perfect	har børjet	havde børjet
passive	børjes	børjedes
participle	børjende	børjet
imperative	børj	—
infinitive	børje	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	børjen	—

References

• “børje” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse byrja, from Proto-Germanic *burjaną. Doublet of burde. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk byrja and Swedish börja.

Verb

børje (imperative børje or børj, present tense børjer, passive børjes, simple past and past participle børja or børjet, present participle børjende)

1. (dialectal, puristic) to begin, start

   Synonyms: begynne, starte

   Vi har børja.

   We have started.

   Nå børjer det.

   It's starting now.

Derived terms

• børjing

References

• “børje” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).