bròg

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See also: brog and bróg

Contents

1 Scottish Gaelic
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish bróc, from Old Norse or Old English.

Noun[edit]

bròg f (genitive bròige, plural brògan)

shoe, boot
hoof

Usage notes[edit]

For long boots (Wellington boots and similar) bòtann is used instead.

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

bròg-chleasachd (“trainer”)
bròg-dannsa (“pump”)

bròg-sheòmair (“slipper”)
cho sona ri bròg (“happy as a lark”)

Descendants[edit]

English: brogan, brogue

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