breag

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word breag. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word breag, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say breag in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word breag you have here. The definition of the word breag will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbreag, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: bréag and bréag-

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bréc (“lie, falsehood, deception”).

Noun

breag f (genitive singular breagey, plural breagyn)

  1. lie
    Cha ninshee cree er-mestey breag. ― A drunken heart will not tell a lie.
    Cha row eh erskyn breag. ― He could stoop to a lie.
    Hooar mee breag ass. ― I caught him out in a lie.
    Ta mee ginsh breag. ― I am lying.
  2. fallacy, sham
  3. fiction, invention
  • breagagh (“lying, false; imitation; extravagant; fictitious, spurious”, adj)
  • breagerey (“liar, romancer, storyteller”, noun)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
breag vreag mreag
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Noun

brēaġ m

  1. Alternative form of brǣw
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia