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
2. cross

   Synonyms: crwys, croes

3. crucifix, rood
4. something that hangs

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.