crog

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *krōgu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kroːɡ/, [kroːɣ]

Noun[edit]

crōg m

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of crog (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative crōg crōgas
accusative crōg crōgas
genitive crōges crōga
dative crōge crōgum

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: crogh, crohh, crochȝ

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

crog f (plural crogau)

  1. gallows
  2. cross
    Synonyms: crwys, croes
  3. crucifix, rood
  4. something that hangs

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. hanging, suspended, pendulous

Mutation[edit]

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.
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