Borg

BORG borg bôrg borġ English <dab!> Pronunciation en /bɔːɡ/ RP en /bɔɹɡ/ GA en En-au-Borg.ogg AU en ɔː(ɹ)ɡ 1 Etymology 1 en ar grc As a en da - and en no - surname, from various places derived from en non borg stronghold. As a north/en nds - surname, this is the Low German form of the surname en Burg. As a Jewish surname, from en yi בורג credit, from en gmh borgen to lend, borrow, from en goh borgēn. As a en mt - surname, from the noun mt borġ tower, stronghold, distantly related to the first two senses above. Proper noun s en See also en Borgh Bourg Bourgh Boro Berg Bergh Burg Burgh Burh Bury Etymology 2 + (Star Trek) From the en Star Trek franchise, in which the Borg are a cyborg race intent on converting all other life into their own kind; apparently a en cyborg 1, from en cybernetic + en organism. Alternative forms en borg Noun s * en slang One who proselytises or assimilates. 2005: Go for the fun of it (yes, I am one of the Borgs) and don't let equipment bother you. Just remember this even when the Borgs assimilate you. Verb en slang To assimilate rivals, via corporate acquisition or religious proselytisation. en 2003 New York Times Microsoft trying to borg google. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/silk-list/message/9479?viscount=100 en 2004 The Christians could afford to spend generations converting northern Europe and that's exactly what they did. We have that example from history. We know there are other faiths out there that want to wipe us out, and there are other faiths out there that want to Borg us. The fact that some are still here after decades means we aren't giving in this time, and you're one of the ones here over a decade." http://www.talkaboutreligion.com/group/alt.religion.asatru/messages/130372.html alt.religion.asatru 2004: They are trying to turn you into them. They are trying to borg us. en slang To turn into a cyborg, to implant machinery into people with the intent of controlling or assimilating them. en 2000 Charles Hayward FREQ http://freq.org.uk/interviews/an-interview-with-charles-hayward/ We already do it and they tell us they're going to Borg us with fucking stuff into our brains and we won't have to talk to each other. 2001, Rick C. Hodgin, GeekNews Intel wants to Borg us! Usage notes Mainly seen in the infinitive form and rarely in lower case. Anagrams en bgor Grob brog en Science fiction en terms derived from Star Trek en Star Trek German Alternative forms de Barg archaic Etymology From de gmh barc, from de goh barug, from de gmw-pro *barug. The contemporary vocalism is based on de gml borch, which may be an old variant with zero-grade (compare ang borg). Cognate with nl barg, en barrow. Pronunciation de /bɔrk/ [bɔʁk] [bɔɐ̯k] [bɔːk] de LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Borg.wav de De-Borg.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s,^e barrow (castrated boar) Usage notes Borg is a technical term used chiefly by those in contact with farming. Its intelligibility among the general public is limited. Declension m,(e)s,^e Further reading Borg_Schwein Borg, Schwein Borg_Geliehenes Borg, Geliehenes Maltese Etymology From mt borġ. Pronunciation mt /bɔrt͡ʃ/ mt ɔrt͡ʃ 1 Proper noun proper noun mt Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology From nn non Borg, from non borg. Pronunciation nn /borɡ/ nn /bœrj/ Østfold Proper noun nn proper noun f nn historical nn mediaeval town co/Østfold Sarpsborg a Related terms nn borg nn Borgarting nn Sarpsborg Swedish Etymology From sv berg mountain. Proper noun c sv common