brygge
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁœɡ̊ə]
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)
Inflection
| 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 brugga (past participle bruginn, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Cognates include English brew and German brauen.
Verb
brygge (imperative bryg, infinitive at brygge, present tense brygger, past tense bryggede, perfect tense har/er brygget)
Derived terms
References
“brygge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Noun
brygge
- alternative form of brigge
Norwegian Bokmål
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)
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)
- to brew (beer)
Derived terms
References
- “brygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
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)
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| 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 [ei brygge] |
bryggja [brygga] |
bryggjer [bryggjor] [brygger [bryggor]] |
bryggjene [bryggjone] [bryggene [bryggone]] | |
| 1983 | ei bryggje [bryggja] [ei brygge [brygga]] |
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| 2012 (current) | ei brygge, bryggje | brygga, bryggja | brygger, bryggjer | bryggene, bryggjene | |
- Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
- Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
- Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
- 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.
Derived terms
- båtbrygge
- flytebrygge
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)
- (ambitransitive) to brew
Derived terms
References
- “brygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.