broga

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See also: bróga

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps borrowed from Celtic.[1] Compare Old High German bruogo.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

brōga m

  1. terror, dread, horror
    • hine sē brōga angeat ― terror laid hold of him
    • ðǣr is brōgna hýhst ― there is the greatest of terrors
  2. danger
    • Þā wæs Bīowulfe brōga gecȳðed ― then was the danger made known to Beowulf

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative brōga brōgan
accusative brōgan brōgan
genitive brōgan brōgena
dative brōgan brōgum

References

  1. ^ Redin, M. A. (1919). Studies on Uncompounded Personal Names in Old English .... Sweden: E. Berlings boktryckeri, p. 74
  2. ^ Köbler, G. (1994). Taschenwörterbuch des althochdeutschen Sprachschatzes .... Germany: Paderborn: F. Schöningh, p. 43

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh *broga, from Middle English vrogge, southern form of frogge (“frog”), with initial /v/ being misapprehended as the soft mutation.

Pronunciation

Noun

broga m (plural brogaed or brogaod)

  1. (South Wales) frog

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of broga
radical soft nasal aspirate
broga froga mroga unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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