Brigg

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proper noun

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0007).

OriginMiddle English brigge ← Old English brycġ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0007).

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrycġ“bridge”
  2. Middle Englishbrigge
  3. EnglishBrigg

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”). Doublet of bridge and Bruges.

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APA

Brigg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigg

MLA

“Brigg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brigg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigg.

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