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Bezzenberger suggests Russ. barsúkŭ, Turk. porsuk, Magyar borz; or *brokko‑s, from *bhrod-ko‑s, Skr. bradhná, dun.
brocach, greyish in the face, speckled, Ir. brocach, broc, W. broc, grizzled, roan; from broc.
brochan, gruel, porridge, Ir. brochán, O. Ir. brothchán; broth-chán, *broti‑, cookery; root bru, I. E. bhru, whence Eng. broth, Lat. defrutum, must. See bruith.
bròchlaid, trash, farrago; root bhreu, bhru, as in brochan; bhreu varies with bhrou, G. brò.
bròcladh, spoiling, mangling; see breòclaid.
brod, a lid; from Sc. brod, side form of Eng. board.
brod, a goad, prickle, Ir. brod, E. Ir. brott, W. brath, Cor. broz, Br. brout, *broddos, from broz-do‑; O. H. G. brort, edge, Norse broddr, sting, Eng. brod, brad, Ag. S. brord, sting.
brod, the choice of anything; from the above, in the sense of “excess.” Cf. corr.
bròd, pride, bròdail, proud, Ir. bród, etc. In Arran (Sc.) we find pròtail, which is a step nearer the origin. From the Eng. proud.
†brodan, mastiff, E. Ir. brotchu, W. brathgi; from brod, "good".
bròd, a crowd, brood, bròdach, in crowds; from the Eng. brood?
bròg, a shoe, Ir. bróg, M. Ir. brócc, E. Ir. bróc, pl. bróca, used in compounds for various nether garments; from Norse brókr, Ag. S. bróc, pl. bréc, Eng. breech, breeks (Zimmer, Zeit. xxx.). See briogais.
brog, stimulate, an awl; from Sc. brog, prog. Cf. W. procio, thrust, poke, from M. E. prokien, stimulare. Thurneysen takes Sc. and G. from Fr. broche, Lat. *brocca (see broc). Hence brogail, “active”, “in good form”.
brogach, a boy, young lad, from brog?
broidneireachd, embroidery, Ir. broidineireachd; from the Eng. broider, embroidery.†
†broigheal, cormorant, Ir. broighioll:
broighleadh, bustle; from Sc. brulye (Eng. broil), Fr. brouiller, It. broglio. See braodhlach.
broighleag, whortleberry; see braoileag.
broigileineach, substantial; from broigeil, a by‑form of brogail; see brogach.
broilein, king’s hood; pig’s snout (Badenoch): root bhru, brow?
broilleach, a breast, Ir., E. Ir. brollach: *bron-lach; for *bron, see bruinne.
broineag, a rag, ill-clad female, bronag, a crum (Dialectic); possibly from the root of bronn, distribute. Shaw spells it broinneag, M‘F. as above.
