Bridged vs Abridged - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between bridged and abridged

is that bridged is past tense of bridge while abridged is past tense of abridge.

is that bridged is equipped with a bridge (in many contexts while abridged is cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

(head)

(bridge)

(en adjective)

Equipped with a bridge (in many contexts)

(en adjective)

cut or shortened, especially of a literary work

The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length.

(head)

(abridge)