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)

1. wharf, quay

Inflection

Declension of brygge

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brygge	bryggen	brygger	bryggerne
genitive	brygges	bryggens	bryggers	bryggernes

Synonyms

• kaj

References

“brygge,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *bryggva (past participle bruginn, from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną. Cognates include English brew and German bräuen. Icelandic Old Norse uses the weak verb brugga, from Proto-Germanic *bruwwōną, which is also the origin of German brauen.

Verb

brygge (imperative bryg, infinitive at brygge, present tense brygger, past tense bryggede, perfect tense har/er brygget)

1. brew

Derived terms

• bryg
• brygning
• bryggeri

References

“brygge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Noun

brygge

1. 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)

1. (nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)

Derived terms

• flytebrygge

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)

1. to brew (beer)

Derived terms

• bryggeri

References

• “brygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Akin to English bridge.

Alternative forms

• bryggje
• brygga, bryggja (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

brygge f (definite singular brygga, indefinite plural brygger, definite plural bryggene)

1. (nautical) a landing stage, jetty, pier, wharf, dock (US)

Inflection

Historical inflection of brygge, bryggje

		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]]
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

• brygga, bryggje, bryggja

Verb

brygge (present tense brygger, past tense brygde, past participle brygt/brygd, passive infinitive bryggast, present participle bryggande, imperative brygg)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to brew

Derived terms

• brygg n
• bryggar m
• bryggekjel m
• bryggeri n
• brygging f

References

• “brygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.