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BRYCG

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
BRYCG, bricg, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §7; §112; §254; §259; §292; §319; §375;
A BRIDGE ; pons
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  • 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.]
Derived forms
DER. stán-bricg.
Linked entries
v.  bricg bryc brygc.
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  • BRYCG, n.