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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bru.

bridge

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. bridge

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Norwegian Nynorsk bru, akin to the spoken form of the Oslo area; from Old West Norse brú. Went into use with the 1938 spelling reform during the Samnorsk policy. Doublet of bro, from Danish bro.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.