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English
Noun
brigge (plural brigges)
- Obsolete form of bridge.
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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English brycġ. 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)
- 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
- 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.
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