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bigg¹

Where it comes from

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

verb biggs · bigging · bigged · big

  1. Northumbria, Scotland, obsolete, transitive To build. "Biggin' a dry stane dyke [...]"

bigg²

Where it comes from

Of Scandinavian origin.

noun big

  1. obsolete, uncountable A kind of barley. The Bigg Market in Newcastle

bigg³

adjective

  1. obsolete Obsolete spelling of big

Bigg⁴

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from Middle English bigge (“big”).

* Also as an English surname, from Middle English big (“building”), derived from biggen (“dwell, build”).

* As a German surname, Americanized from Bick. Compare Big.

proper noun

  1. A surname

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@misc{bigg_2026,
  title = {bigg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bigg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}