broga
See also: bróga
Old English
editEtymology
editUncertain, perhaps borrowed from Celtic.[1] Compare Old High German bruogo.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbrōga 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
editDeclension of brōga (weak)
References
editWelsh
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English frogge.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbrɔɡa/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbroːɡa/, /ˈbrɔɡa/
Noun
editbroga m (plural brogaed or brogaod)
Synonyms
edit- (North Wales) llyffant
Derived terms
edit- nofio broga (“breaststroke”)
Mutation
editCategories:
- Old English terms with unknown etymologies
- Old English terms borrowed from Celtic languages
- Old English terms derived from Celtic languages
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English masculine n-stem nouns
- ang:Emotions
- Welsh terms borrowed from Middle English
- Welsh terms derived from Middle English
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- South Wales Welsh
- cy:Frogs