crog

Old English

Alternative forms

• croog, crōh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krōgu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroːɡ/, [kroːɣ]

Noun

crōg m

1. a container or vessel (e.g. pot, jug, etc.)

Declension

Declension of crog (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	crōg	crōgas
accusative	crōg	crōgas
genitive	crōges	crōga
dative	crōge	crōgum

Derived terms

• wætercrōg

Related terms

• crocc
• crocca
• crūce
• crūs
• crūse

Descendants

• Middle English: crogh, crohh, crochȝ
  • English: croh

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

• IPA^(key): /kroːɡ/
• Rhymes: -oːɡ

Noun

crog f (plural crogau)

1. gallows

   Synonym: crocbren

2. cross

   Synonyms: crwys, croes

3. crucifix, rood
4. something that hangs

Derived terms

• crocbren

Adjective

crog (feminine singular crog, plural crog, not comparable)

1. hanging, suspended, pendulous

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crog	grog	nghrog	chrog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.