broga
See also: bróga
Old English
Etymology
Uncertain, perhaps borrowed from Celtic.[1] Compare Old High German bruogo.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbroː.ɡɑ/, [ˈbroː.ɣɑ]
Noun
brōga m
- terror, dread, horror
- hine sē brōga angeat ― terror laid hold of him
- ðǣr is brōgna hýhst ― there is the greatest of terrors
- 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 |
Derived terms
References
Welsh
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Welsh *broga, from Middle English vrogge, southern form of frogge (“frog”), with initial /v/ being reanalyzed as the soft mutation of /b/.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrɔɡa/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbroːɡa/, /ˈbrɔɡa/
Noun
broga m (plural brogaed or brogaod)
Synonyms
- (North Wales) llyffant
Derived terms
- nofio broga (“breaststroke”)