Biig

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Alemannic German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • Biig, Big, Bīg (Appenzell, St Gallen, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Zurich, Solothurn)
  • Biige, Bige (Bern, Graubünden, Lucerne, Schwyz, Uri, Zug)
  • Biigi (Aarau, Basel, Glarus, Lucerne, Solothurn, Uri, Wallis)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German bīge, from Old High German bīga (pile, heap), further origin uncertain. Cognate with German Beige.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Biig f (plural Biige, diminutive Biigli)

  1. pile, stack
    • 2017, Margrit Staub-Hadorn, ‘Di ungschribne Briefe’, Härzschmärz, page 107:
      Gäbt is vo Öine ungschribne Briefe o ne ganzi Bige?
      Do you have any unwritten letters – even a whole pile of them?
  2. (regional) woodpile

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