Participles
| Present | bierġende |
| Past | (ġe)bierġed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | bierġe |
| 2nd sing. | bierġest; bierġst |
| 3rd sing. | bierġeþ; bierġþ |
| 1st plur. | bierġaþ |
| 2nd plur. | bierġaþ |
| 3rd plur. | bierġaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | bierġde |
| 2nd sing. | bierġdest |
| 3rd sing. | bierġde |
| 1st plur. | bierġdon |
| 2nd plur. | bierġdon |
| 3rd plur. | bierġdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | bierġe |
| 2nd sing. | bierġe |
| 3rd sing. | bierġe |
| 1st plur. | bierġen |
| 2nd plur. | bierġen |
| 3rd plur. | bierġen |
Past
| 1st sing. | bierġde |
| 2nd sing. | bierġde |
| 3rd sing. | bierġde |
| 1st plur. | bierġden |
| 2nd plur. | bierġden |
| 3rd plur. | bierġden |
Imperative
| Singular | bierġ |
| Plural | bierġaþ |
Verbs similar to 'biergan'
biegan,
biernan,
tiergan,
wiergan,
began,
belgan,
beorgan,
beran,
bercan,
biecnan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bargijan (“to try, taste”). Cognate with Old Norse bergja (“to taste”).
Sample Sentences
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