brongie

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Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly partially derived from Old Norse bringa (breast) as an allusion to the cormorant's colouration. Compare to Norwegian bringe (chest).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /brɔŋɡi/

Noun

brongie (plural brongies)

  1. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

References

  1. brongie”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.