brigge
English edit
Noun edit
brigge (plural brigges)
References edit
- “brigge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English brycġ. The final vowel is generalised from Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brigge (plural brigges)
- A bridge (structure that crosses river or a divide)
- c, 1375, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales[1]
- 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
- A retractable bridge; a movable bridge.
- An entrance or exit platform.
- (figuratively) A straight raised portion of something; e.g. the bridge of a nose.
- c, 1375, Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales[1]
Descendants edit
References edit
- “briǧǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-02.