bergn.¹

Brit.

/bəːɡ/, U.S.

/bərɡ/

Etymology: < iceberg n., < German eisberg = ice-mountain.

Short for iceberg n. 2a: A (floating) mountain or mass of ice; (only used when ice is mentioned or understood in the context).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun]

island of ice1613

shoal1648

ice hill1694

ice rock1704

iceberg1784

mountain of ice1818

berg1823

1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. iv. 62 Steep, harsh, and slippery as a berg of ice.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. vii. 109 Crops of mountainous masses of ice..float off into the ocean. The number and dimensions of these bergs is prodigious.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 68 Glittering bergs of ice.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 163 The finer detritus which the berg carries.

Compounds

berg-field n. an expanse of ice covered with bergs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun] > field

berg-field1856

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxiii. 284 On quitting the berg-field, they saw two dovekies in a crack.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bergn.²

Brit.

/bəːɡ/, U.S.

/bərɡ/, South African English

/bɜːɡ/,

/bɛːx/

Etymology: Afrikaans, < Dutch, = Old English beorg , etc., barrow n.¹

South African.

A mountain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun]

barrowc885

mountainc1275

Alpa1450

reek1776

ben1788

berg1840

tier1850

1840 B. Shaw Memorials S. Afr. i. 27 To Cape Town school—o'er bergs and knowes, They sent the tawney-coloured boy.

1865 T. Leask S. Afr. Diary 12 June (1954) 2 The wind was blowing down the berg, almost cutting us thro'.

1902 C. R. De Wet Three Years' War 25 As there was no water to be obtained nearer than a mile from the berg, we suffered greatly from thirst.

1929 D. Reitz Commando xiii. 121 Having left..for Waterval-onder below the berg.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, etc.

berg-battered adj.

ΚΠ

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas, Story of Ung 129 Men of the berg-battered beaches.

berg edge n.

ΚΠ

1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas, Song Eng. 5 Hear now the Song of the Dead—in the North by the torn berg-edges—They that look still to the Pole, asleep by their hide-stripped sledges.

berg-imprisoned adj.

ΚΠ

1897 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Huxley (1918) II. 364 The glacier-clothed and Berg-imprisoned mountain chain of South Victorian Land.

berg-top adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit

knollc888

knapc1000

copc1374

crest?a1400

head?a1425

summit1481

summitya1500

mountain topa1522

hilltop1530

stump1664

scalp1810

bald1838

van1871

dod1878

berg-top1953

1953 Cape Times 4 July 3/1 Berg-top rescue ends in romance.

C2.

berg adder n. a South African adder, Bitis atropos, found chiefly on high ground and hillsides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > genus Bitis > member of

berg adder1818

1818 Latrobe Jrnl. (1905) v. 89 A wood-keeper..had lately lost his life by the bite of a Berg-adder.

1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. 243 The Berg adder is as venomous as the Puff Adder.

berg cypress n. a mountain shrub, Widdringtonia cupressoides, found growing from Cape Town to KwaZulu-Natal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > of the Mediterranean or Southern Europe > Santolina or lavender cotton

lavender cotton1530

lavender of Spain1530

garden cypress1578

Santolina1578

berg cypress1905

1905 Westm. Gaz. 9 Oct. 10/1 Patches of berg cypress..afford splendid cover for that magnificent antelope the eland.

Categories »

Berg Damara n. see Damara n.

berg wind n. a hot, arid wind coming from the mountains, prevalent in coastal districts at various times of the year.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > hot or warm wind > hot or warm and dry > katabatic > in South Africa

berg wind1905

1905 Nature 2 Nov. 19/2 Remarkable winds, locally called ‘Berg winds’, blew from the plateau.

1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope 38 The effect of berg winds cannot under ordinary conditions be considered beneficial to forest vegetation.

1959 Cape Times 27 June 9/3 Berg winds blow in different months in different areas. In winter they are most frequent along the west and south coasts extending to beyond Knysna.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	berg
释义	bergn.¹ Brit. /bəːɡ/, U.S. /bərɡ/ Etymology: < iceberg n., < German eisberg = ice-mountain. Short for iceberg n. 2a: A (floating) mountain or mass of ice; (only used when ice is mentioned or understood in the context). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun] island of ice1613 shoal1648 ice hill1694 ice rock1704 iceberg1784 mountain of ice1818 berg1823 1823 Ld. Byron Island iv. iv. 62 Steep, harsh, and slippery as a berg of ice. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. vii. 109 Crops of mountainous masses of ice..float off into the ocean. The number and dimensions of these bergs is prodigious. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 68 Glittering bergs of ice. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 163 The finer detritus which the berg carries. Compounds berg-field n. an expanse of ice covered with bergs. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > iceberg > [noun] > field berg-field1856 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxiii. 284 On quitting the berg-field, they saw two dovekies in a crack. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bergn.² Brit. /bəːɡ/, U.S. /bərɡ/, South African English /bɜːɡ/, /bɛːx/ Etymology: Afrikaans, < Dutch, = Old English beorg , etc., barrow n.¹ South African. A mountain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] barrowc885 mountainc1275 Alpa1450 reek1776 ben1788 berg1840 tier1850 1840 B. Shaw Memorials S. Afr. i. 27 To Cape Town school—o'er bergs and knowes, They sent the tawney-coloured boy. 1865 T. Leask S. Afr. Diary 12 June (1954) 2 The wind was blowing down the berg, almost cutting us thro'. 1902 C. R. De Wet Three Years' War 25 As there was no water to be obtained nearer than a mile from the berg, we suffered greatly from thirst. 1929 D. Reitz Commando xiii. 121 Having left..for Waterval-onder below the berg. Compounds C1. General attributive, etc. berg-battered adj. ΚΠ 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas, Story of Ung 129 Men of the berg-battered beaches. berg edge n. ΚΠ 1896 R. Kipling Seven Seas, Song Eng. 5 Hear now the Song of the Dead—in the North by the torn berg-edges—They that look still to the Pole, asleep by their hide-stripped sledges. berg-imprisoned adj. ΚΠ 1897 J. D. Hooker in L. Huxley Life & Lett. J. D. Huxley (1918) II. 364 The glacier-clothed and Berg-imprisoned mountain chain of South Victorian Land. berg-top adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > hill or mountain > [noun] > summit knollc888 knapc1000 copc1374 crest?a1400 head?a1425 summit1481 summitya1500 mountain topa1522 hilltop1530 stump1664 scalp1810 bald1838 van1871 dod1878 berg-top1953 1953 Cape Times 4 July 3/1 Berg-top rescue ends in romance. C2. berg adder n. a South African adder, Bitis atropos, found chiefly on high ground and hillsides. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Viperidae (vipers) > genus Bitis > member of berg adder1818 1818 Latrobe Jrnl. (1905) v. 89 A wood-keeper..had lately lost his life by the bite of a Berg-adder. 1912 F. W. Fitzsimons Snakes S. Afr. 243 The Berg adder is as venomous as the Puff Adder. berg cypress n. a mountain shrub, Widdringtonia cupressoides, found growing from Cape Town to KwaZulu-Natal. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > non-British shrubs > [noun] > of the Mediterranean or Southern Europe > Santolina or lavender cotton lavender cotton1530 lavender of Spain1530 garden cypress1578 Santolina1578 berg cypress1905 1905 Westm. Gaz. 9 Oct. 10/1 Patches of berg cypress..afford splendid cover for that magnificent antelope the eland. Categories » Berg Damara n. see Damara n. berg wind n. a hot, arid wind coming from the mountains, prevalent in coastal districts at various times of the year. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > hot or warm wind > hot or warm and dry > katabatic > in South Africa berg wind1905 1905 Nature 2 Nov. 19/2 Remarkable winds, locally called ‘Berg winds’, blew from the plateau. 1907 T. R. Sim Forests & Forest Flora Cape Good Hope 38 The effect of berg winds cannot under ordinary conditions be considered beneficial to forest vegetation. 1959 Cape Times 27 June 9/3 Berg winds blow in different months in different areas. In winter they are most frequent along the west and south coasts extending to beyond Knysna. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1823n.²1818
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