upbiggedadj.
Scottish.
Built up.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [adjective] > built
ybuldc1380
upbiggedc1425
biggit1513
upwroughtc1540
upframeda1560
builded1563
built1570
erected1603
exstructed1642
upbuilded1859
c1425 Wyntoun Cron. v. vii. 1280 Ierusalem in his tyme gert he Weill agane vpbiggit be.
1514 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 91 Dikkis..to be vpbiggit apoun the expensis of the land.
1563 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 247 Ordanis all paroche kirkis..quhilkis ar decayit..to be reparit and upbiggit.
a1897 in R. Murray Hawick Songs (ed. 3) 65 Till it seems..A whole fairy city, upbiggit wi' stars.
Derivatives
upˈbigger n.
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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
1562 N. Winȝet Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 3 The..wpbigare of the wallis of Ierusalem.
upˈbigging n.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > [noun]
bigginga1325
rearinga1325
buildingc1394
edifying1432
upbringing1484
rising?a1500
upmaking1513
upbigging1525
edification1549
erecting1553
structure1604
erection1614
compilementa1639
architecture1646
exstruction1652
built1654
edifice1663
fabric1730
upbuilding1732
builth1805
1525 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 113 The reparat[i]oun and upbiging of thair portis.
1562 N. Winȝet Wks. (S.T.S.) II. 6 To be a faythful souldiour..in the wpbigging of thir haly wallis.
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