brigge

English

Noun

brigge (plural brigges)

1. Obsolete form of bridge.

References

• “brigge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Bigger, bigger

Middle English

Alternative forms

• brugge, brygge, bregge, brige, brig, bryge, brydge

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bryċġ. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrid͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈbrud͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈbrɛd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈbriɡ(ə)/

Noun

brigge (plural brigges)

1. A bridge (structure that crosses river or a divide)
   • c, 1375, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales

     At Trumpyngtoun, nat fer fro Cantebrigge,

     There gooth a brook, and over that a brigge

     At Trumpington not far from Cambridge,

     there goes a brook, and over that a bridge

   1. A retractable bridge; a movable bridge.
   2. An entrance or exit platform.
   3. (figuratively) A straight raised portion of something; e.g. the bridge of a nose.

Descendants

• English: bridge
• English: (West Yorkshire) brig
• Geordie: brig
• Scots: brig
• Yola: burge

References

• “briǧǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 July 2018.