brúo
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century (as bruyo). Back-formation from bruar.
Pronunciation
Noun
brúo m (plural brúos)
- bellow (the deep roar of a bull or any other large animal)
- c1350', K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 23:
- Pero o esforçado Jason nõ sentio aqueles fogos, nẽ os bruyos dos touros que tam fortes erã
- But the courageous Jason didn't felt those fires, nor the bellows of the bulls no matter how strong they were
- Pero o esforçado Jason nõ sentio aqueles fogos, nẽ os bruyos dos touros que tam fortes erã
- c1350', K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto Padre Sarmiento, page 23:
- howl (of the wind)
- arrogance, pride
Related terms
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bruy”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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