brygge

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Cognate with English bridge and German Brücke.

Noun

brygge c (singular definite bryggen, plural indefinite brygger)

  1. wharf, quay
Inflection
Declension of brygge
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brygge bryggen brygger bryggerne
genitive brygges bryggens bryggers bryggernes
Synonyms

References

“brygge,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *bryggva (past participle bruginn, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Cognates include English brew and German bräuen. Icelandic Old Norse uses the weak verb brugga, from Proto-Germanic *bruwwōną, which is also the origin of German brauen.

Verb

brygge (imperative bryg, infinitive at brygge, present tense brygger, past tense bryggede, perfect tense har/er brygget)

  1. brew
Derived terms

References

“brygge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Noun

brygge

  1. Alternative form of brigge

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

From Danish brygge, from Old Norse bryggja.

Noun

brygge f or m (definite singular brygga or bryggen, indefinite plural brygger, definite plural bryggene)

  1. (nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Danish brygge, from Old Norse *bryggva.

Verb

brygge (imperative brygg, present tense brygger, passive brygges, simple past and past participle brygga or brygget, present participle bryggende)

  1. to brew (beer)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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Wikipedia nn

From Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Akin to English bridge.

Alternative forms

Noun

brygge f (definite singular brygga, indefinite plural brygger, definite plural bryggene)

  1. (nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)
Inflection
Historical inflection of brygge, bryggje
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 ei Bryggja Bryggja Bryggjor Bryggjorna
1901 ei bryggja (bryggje) bryggja bryggjor (bryggjur) bryggjorne (bryggjune)
1917 ei bryggja, bryggje bryggjer, bryggjor bryggjene, bryggjone
1938 ei bryggje
 bryggja
 bryggjer
] 		bryggjene
]
1983 ei bryggje
]
2012 (current) ei brygge, bryggje brygga, bryggja brygger, bryggjer bryggene, bryggjene

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Norwegian bryggja, from Old Norse strong verb *bryggja, *bryggva (attested in past participle brugginn), from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną.

Alternative forms

Verb

brygge (present tense brygger, past tense brygde, past participle brygt/brygd, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to brew
Derived terms

References

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