-
Dictionary traces the
origin of the word
bridge to an Old
English word
brycg, of the same meaning.: bridge1 The
Oxford English Dictionary also notes...
-
borough of
South Ribble. The name
derives from the Old
English "bēam" and "
brycg",
which probably means "tree-trunk bridge".
People who live in
Bamber Bridge...
- or retainers," from the Old
English cniht (genitive case
plural –a) and
brycg. Cniht, in pre-Norman days, did not have the
later meaning of a warrior...
- Town and by
Comely Bank. The name is
Scots stock brig from
Anglic stocc brycg,
meaning a
timber bridge.
Originally a
small outlying village, it was incorporated...
- (2003)
suggests that it is a
combination of the Old
English wudu (wood) and
brycg (bridge). The
Sutton Hoo Society's 1988
magazine Saxon points out, however...
-
merger occurred. For example,
Modern English bridge derives from Old
English bryċġ,
while Modern English scythe derives from Old
English sīþe. The name of...
- the name
Trowbridge is uncertain; one
source claims derivation from treow-
brycg,
meaning "Tree Bridge",
referring to the
first bridge over the Biss, while...
-
British Place Names, 'Bridge Hewick'
could be
derived from the Old
English '
brycg' for "at the bridge", with 'heah+wic',
meaning a "high or
chief dairy-farm"...
- It has been
argued that the name may
instead come from the Old
English brycg (gang plank) or Old
Norse bryggja (quay),
though this idea has been opposed...
- e⟩
spellings such as
cudgel (Old
English cycgel),
bridge (Old
English brycg),
merry (Old
English myrig).
Unlike earlier twentieth-century histories...
