bjarga

Icelandic

/ˈpjarka/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (with dative) to save, rescue
  • (with dative) to take care of, handle (something that came up or something that needs to be done)
  • (with dative) to sustain oneself, make a living
  • (with dative) to manage, get along
  • (mediopassive) to sustain oneself, make a living
  • (mediopassive) to survive, be saved, escape death or calamity
  • (mediopassive) to turn out all right, to get resolved

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bjarga (save, preserve, bring to shore, salvage, help) inherited from Proto-Germanic *berganą (care for, preserve, keep, protect, save, take care of, shelter) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (protect, take care, preserve, save, defend, tower, safeguard, secure, fortify, shelter), *bʰergʰ- (protect, take care, preserve, save, defend, tower, safeguard, secure, fortify, shelter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰergʰ-

Gloss

protect, take care, preserve, save, defend, tower, safeguard, secure, fortify, shelter

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

楼, 塔

Emoji

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