Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bigg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: bigg
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

A kind of barley.

Obsolete; Uncountable

adj

Obsolete spelling of big

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

""Biggin' a dry stane dyke [...]""
"And whiles she ran, and whiles she grat, In the warm sun and the cold, Till they came to the bonny castle Was bigged upon with gold."
"The Bigg Market in Newcastle"

Etymology

From Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja. See boor and bound.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: biggen, byggja, bigge, big, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

biggs (present, singular) bigging (participle, present) bigged (participle, past) bigged (past) big (alternative)

Questions

What does bigg mean?: To build.
Where does bigg come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bigg

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