Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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brygga m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of brygge

Verb

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brygga

  1. inflection of brygge:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse *bryggja (past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (to boil, brew).

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Verb

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brygga (present tense bryggar or brygger, past tense brygga or brygde, past participle brygga or brygd or brygt, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

  1. to brew

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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brygga f

  1. definite singular of brygge

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw-.

Noun

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brygga c

  1. a pier supported on piles or cribs, or floating on pontoons, used for mooring small boats or for bathing
  2. a bridge; nautical
  3. bridge; gymnastics
  4. (dentistry) a bridge (prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth)
    Synonym: tandbrygga
Declension
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Declension of brygga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brygga bryggan bryggor bryggorna
Genitive bryggas bryggans bryggors bryggornas
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Verb

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brygga (present bryggar, preterite bryggade, supine bryggat, imperative brygga)

  1. to bridge (to create a connection; more commonly in the compound överbrygga, but also on its own)
    • 1995, Swedish government, Proposition 1995/96:38 Länsindelningen i Skåne och Västsverige m.m., section 3.4.2
      En stor del av nuvarande hinder har i Västsverige bryggats över genom samarbete mellan Göteborgs och Bohus och Älvsborgs län.
      A large portion of current obstacles have in Western Sweden been bridged through cooperation between Göteborgs och Bohus and Älvsborg County.
    Jag bryggade bränslepumpsrelät och fick det omlött
    I bridged the fuel pump relay and had it resoldered
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish bryggia, from Old Norse *bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

Verb

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brygga (present brygger, preterite bryggde, supine bryggt, imperative brygg)

  1. to brew (to prepare liquor or coffee)
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