-
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...
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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...
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together with i and í via a
simple phonetic unrounding: OE hypp, cynn, cyssan,
brycg, fyllan, fýr, mýs, brýd
became modern hip, kin, kiss, bridge, fill, fire...
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merger occurred. For example,
Modern English bridge derives from Old
English bryċġ,
while Modern English scythe derives from Old
English sīþe. The name of...
- is
named after him, as he is
credited for the
construction of a
bridge ('
brycg' in Old English) there. Ætla was
attested about 660. In the 670s, the seat...
- 1086 as Alse Bruge,
meaning 'axe bridge' from the Old
English isca and
brycg. It was part of the
royal manor of
Cheddar and part of the
Winterstoke Hundred...
- the name
Trowbridge is uncertain; one
source claims derivation from treow-
brycg,
meaning "Tree Bridge",
referring to the
first bridge over the Biss, while...
