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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *krōgu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.
Pronunciation
Noun
crōg m
- a container or vessel (e.g. pot, jug, etc.)
Declension
Declension of crōg (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh croc, from Proto-Brythonic *krog, from Insular Proto-Celtic *krukā (compare Old Irish croch), from Latin crux (“cross”). Doublet of crwys and croes.
Pronunciation
Noun
crog f (plural crogau)
- gallows
- Synonym: crocbren
- cross
- Synonyms: crwys, croes
- crucifix, rood
- something that hangs
Derived terms
Adjective
crog (feminine singular crog, plural crog, not comparable)
- hanging, suspended, pendulous
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.