BRYCG
- noun [ feminine ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§5;
§7;
§112;
§254;
§259;
§292;
§319;
§375;
A BRIDGE;
pons
-
Ðeós brycg
hic pons,
- Ælfc. Gr. 9, 39 ;
- Som. 12, 59 .
-
Ðæt he ne myhte to ðære brycge cuman
that he could not come to the bridge,
- Ors. 2, 5 ;
- Bos. 48, 14 .
-
Eádweard cyning hêt gewyrcan ða brycge ofer Treontan
king Edward commanded the bridge over the Trent to be built,
- Chr. 924 ;
- Erl. 110, 10: 887 ;
- Erl. 84, 30: 1071 ;
- Erl. 210, 17 :
- Ors. 2, 5 ;
- Bos. 46, 7 .
Etymology
Chauc. brigge
:
Piers P. brugg
:
R. Brun. brigge
:
R. Glouc. brugg
:
Plat. brugge, brügge, f
:
Frs. bregge
:
O. Frs. bregge, brigge, f
:
Dut. brug, f
:
Ger. brücke f
:
M. H. Ger. brucke, brücke, brügge, f
:
O. H. Ger. brucca, f
:
Dan. brygge, bro, m. f
:
Swed. brygga, bro, f
:
Icel. bryggja, brú, f.
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Derived forms
Linked entries
v.
bricg bryc brygc.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “BRYCG.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5265.
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