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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of barley. obsolete, uncountable

   "The Bigg Market in Newcastle"

Verb

1. 1
   To build. Northumbria, Scotland, obsolete, transitive

   ""Biggin' a dry stane dyke [...]""

Adjective

1. 1
   Obsolete spelling of big alt-of, obsolete

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

""Biggin' a dry stane dyke [...]""

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Of Scandinavian origin.

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