adj
Meaning 1
Obsolete spelling of big
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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bigg
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name
Meaning 2
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A kind of barley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Examples
- The Bigg Market in Newcastle
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verb
Meaning 4
To build.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria, Scotland, obsolete, transitive
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History
Etymology
* 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.
Of Scandinavian origin.
From Middle English biggen, from Old Norse byggja. See boor and bound.