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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *buggjan, from Proto-Germanic *bugjaną. Cognate with Old Saxon buggian, Gothic 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bugjan).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyj.jɑn/, [ˈbyd.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb edit

byċġan

  1. to buy

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  • Middle English: byen, bien, biggen, buggen
    • English: buy
    • Scots: by
    • Yola: bidge