BIGG

Etymology 1

Verb

bigg (third-person singular simple present biggs, present participle bigging, simple past and past participle bigged)

(transitive, obsolete, Scotland, Northumbria) To build.

Etymology 2

Of Scandinavian origin.

Noun

bigg (uncountable)

A kind of barley.

Source: Wiktionary


Big, Bigg, n. Etym: [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg, Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)

Definition: Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind. "Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg." New English Dict.

Big, Bigg, v. t. Etym: [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to inhabit, to build, b (neut.) to dwell (active) to make ready. See Boor, and Bound.]

Definition: To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] Sir W. Scott.

Bigg, n. & v.

Definition: See Big, n. & v.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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