different between bigge vs biggen

English

Adjective

bigge

1. Obsolete spelling of big

Middle English

Etymology

Of unknown origin, possibly from a dialect of Old Norse. Compare dialectal Norwegian bugge (“great man”).

Adjective

bigge

1. big; large; of considerable size

Descendants

• English: big

References

• “bigge, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?pi????e/

Verb

b?gge

1. inflection of bieggat:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

English

Etymology 1

From big +? -en. More at big.

Verb

biggen (third-person singular simple present biggens, present participle biggening, simple past and past participle biggened)

1. (rare, obsolete) To make bigger

Related terms

• embiggen

Etymology 2

Verb

biggen

1. Pronunciation spelling of begin.

Anagrams

• beggin'

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

biggen

1. Plural form of big

Anagrams

• beging

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse byggja.

Alternative forms

• beggen, buggen

Verb

biggen

1. build
   • a. 1450, John Lydgate:

     Thy place is bygged above the sterres clere

     Your house is built above the shining stars.

2. dwell

Derived terms

• bigger

References

• “biggen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

biggen

1. Alternative form of bien

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?pi????en/

Verb

b?ggen

1. first-person singular past indicative of bieggat

Scots

Verb

biggen

1. to be pregnant