brolägga

Etymology
, used since 1708

Verb

 * 1) to pave (a road with timber or stones)
 * Vägen var här till en del brolagd, men omgifven af djupa grafvar
 * The road was here partially paved, but surrounded by deep trenches
 * 1) to bridge, to build a bridge (across a water, a marshland)
 * Kölden brolade sundet
 * The cold built a bridge (of ice) across the sound