biggern.¹

Brit.

/ˈbɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈbɪɡər/, Scottish English

/ˈbɪɡər/

Forms: Middle English bigger, Middle English biggere, Middle English byger, Middle English bygger, 1900s– bigger (English regional (Lincolnshire)); Scottish pre-1700 bigar, pre-1700 biger, pre-1700 biggare, pre-1700 1800s bigger, pre-1700 2000s– biggar.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: big v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < big v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earliest attested in a surname.

In later use chiefly Scottish. Now rare.

A builder.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun]

bigger1307

biggandc1350

builderc1380

edifiera1464

erectora1552

upbigger1562

structora1634

tectonist1634

architect1665

compiler1713

raiser1949

1307 in B. Thuresson Middle Eng. Occup. Terms (1950) 192 (MED) Joh. le Biggere.

a1450 Rev. Methodius in J. Trevisa Dialogus Militem et Clericum (1925) 99 Craft-men of theker craft & byggers [a1425 buylderis].

1474 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 31 Certane statutis..proffitable..to all biggaris.

a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 8 The furste byger of Anteoche.

1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. i. f. 5 Ane biggare can nocht make ane euin vp wal without direction of his lyne.

1656 Edinb. Quarter Session 26 Mar. in Scotl. & Protectorate (1899) 409 A Bigger of Fold Dyks, is to have Twenty Pennies Scots, for each Rood of his Work.

1862 G. Henderson St. Matthew xxi. 42 The stane whilk the biggers rejeckit.

1983 W. L. Lorimer & R. L. C. Lorimer New Test. in Scots Matt. xxi. 42 The stane at the biggars cuist aside.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 27/1 Bigger, builder.

?2002 I. W. D. Forde Hale ir Sindries ii. 118 We yokit ti the wirk wi a biggar frae Fyfe daein the main contrak.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

biggern.²

Brit.

/ˈbɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈbɪɡər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: big adj.

Etymology: < the comparative of big adj.

A person, group, etc., considered bigger or stronger than another. Chiefly in plural, esp. in one's biggers and betters: one's superiors.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > quality of being larger > one who or that which is

morea1398

bigger1546

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xii. sig. Eiiii ^v His biggers or betters.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxxviii Wherefore we striue. With whom we striue now: secondli to roon: With our biggers to contend.

1869 A. D. Whitney Hitherto iv. 50 Its own capacity to take in sunshine as fast, in proportion, as its biggers and betters.

1988 Classical Philol. 83 321 Be not too bold with your biggers and betters.

2006 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 76 An on again-off again relationship with their biggers if not betters in the industry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bigger
释义	biggern.¹ Brit. /ˈbɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈbɪɡər/, Scottish English /ˈbɪɡər/ Forms: Middle English bigger, Middle English biggere, Middle English byger, Middle English bygger, 1900s– bigger (English regional (Lincolnshire)); Scottish pre-1700 bigar, pre-1700 biger, pre-1700 biggare, pre-1700 1800s bigger, pre-1700 2000s– biggar. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: big v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < big v.¹ + -er suffix¹.Earliest attested in a surname. In later use chiefly Scottish. Now rare. A builder. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] bigger1307 biggandc1350 builderc1380 edifiera1464 erectora1552 upbigger1562 structora1634 tectonist1634 architect1665 compiler1713 raiser1949 1307 in B. Thuresson Middle Eng. Occup. Terms (1950) 192 (MED) Joh. le Biggere. a1450 Rev. Methodius in J. Trevisa Dialogus Militem et Clericum (1925) 99 Craft-men of theker craft & byggers [a1425 buylderis]. 1474 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 31 Certane statutis..proffitable..to all biggaris. a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 8 The furste byger of Anteoche. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Catech. i. i. f. 5 Ane biggare can nocht make ane euin vp wal without direction of his lyne. 1656 Edinb. Quarter Session 26 Mar. in Scotl. & Protectorate (1899) 409 A Bigger of Fold Dyks, is to have Twenty Pennies Scots, for each Rood of his Work. 1862 G. Henderson St. Matthew xxi. 42 The stane whilk the biggers rejeckit. 1983 W. L. Lorimer & R. L. C. Lorimer New Test. in Scots Matt. xxi. 42 The stane at the biggars cuist aside. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 27/1 Bigger, builder. ?2002 I. W. D. Forde Hale ir Sindries ii. 118 We yokit ti the wirk wi a biggar frae Fyfe daein the main contrak. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). biggern.² Brit. /ˈbɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈbɪɡər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: big adj. Etymology: < the comparative of big adj. A person, group, etc., considered bigger or stronger than another. Chiefly in plural, esp. in one's biggers and betters: one's superiors. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > quality of being larger > one who or that which is morea1398 bigger1546 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. xii. sig. Eiiii ^v His biggers or betters. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxxviii Wherefore we striue. With whom we striue now: secondli to roon: With our biggers to contend. 1869 A. D. Whitney Hitherto iv. 50 Its own capacity to take in sunshine as fast, in proportion, as its biggers and betters. 1988 Classical Philol. 83 321 Be not too bold with your biggers and betters. 2006 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Sept. 76 An on again-off again relationship with their biggers if not betters in the industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1307n.²1546
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