"brock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɹɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brocks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brok}} Middle English brok, {{inh|en|ang|broc|t=badger}} Old English broc (“badger”), {{cog|da|brok|t=badger}} Danish brok (“badger”), {{der|en|cel}} Celtic, {{cog|ga|broc}} Irish broc, {{cog|cy|broch}} Welsh broch, {{cog|kw|brogh}} Cornish brogh, {{der|en|cel-pro|*brokkos}} Proto-Celtic *brokkos Head templates: {{en-noun}} brock (plural brocks)
  1. (UK) a male badger. Tags: UK Categories (lifeform): Male animals, Mustelids
    Sense id: en-brock-en-noun-3oWsIGDI Disambiguation of Male animals: 94 3 2 1 Disambiguation of Mustelids: 85 7 6 2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 17 13 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 14 4 5
  2. (archaic, possibly obsolete) A brocket, a stag between two and three years old. Tags: archaic, obsolete, possibly
    Sense id: en-brock-en-noun-SW3EUQX-
  3. (obsolete) A dirty, stinking fellow. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-brock-en-noun-hs1pvPH4

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɹɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɹɑk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: brocks [present, singular, third-person], brocking [participle, present], brocked [participle, past], brocked [past]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: From Middle English brok, from Old English broc (“badger”), related to Danish brok (“badger”); both probably originally from a Celtic source akin to Irish broc, Welsh broch, Cornish brogh and thus ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brokkos. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brok}} Middle English brok, {{inh|en|ang|broc|t=badger}} Old English broc (“badger”), {{cog|da|brok|t=badger}} Danish brok (“badger”), {{der|en|cel}} Celtic, {{cog|ga|broc}} Irish broc, {{cog|cy|broch}} Welsh broch, {{cog|kw|brogh}} Cornish brogh, {{der|en|cel-pro|*brokkos}} Proto-Celtic *brokkos Head templates: {{en-verb}} brock (third-person singular simple present brocks, present participle brocking, simple past and past participle brocked)
  1. To taunt.
    Sense id: en-brock-en-verb-kts1j-tR

Noun [Manx]

Forms: brock [genitive, singular], brockyn [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], brock [mutation, mutation-radical], vrock [lenition, mutation], mrock [eclipsis, mutation]
Etymology: From Middle Irish brocc, from Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”) (compare Welsh broch). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|mga|brocc}} Middle Irish brocc, {{inh|gv|cel-pro|*brokkos|t=badger}} Proto-Celtic *brokkos (“badger”), {{cog|cy|broch}} Welsh broch Head templates: {{head|gv|noun|genitive singular|brock|||||||plural|brockyn|||||cat2=|f1accel-form=gen|s|f1request=1|f5accel-form=p|f5request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} brock m (genitive singular brock, plural brockyn), {{gv-noun|m|brockyn|brock}} brock m (genitive singular brock, plural brockyn) Inflection templates: {{gv-mut-cons|b|rock}}
  1. badger Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Synonyms: broc
    Sense id: en-brock-gv-noun-~xtKJ1Yt Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Scots]

Forms: brocks [plural]
Etymology: Old Scots brok or broke, from Old English broc, Scottish Gaelic broc (“badger”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|broc}} Old English broc, {{der|sco|gd|broc|t=badger}} Scottish Gaelic broc (“badger”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|brocks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} brock (plural brocks), {{sco-noun}} brock (plural brocks)
  1. badger
    Sense id: en-brock-sco-noun-~xtKJ1Yt
  2. a despised person
    Sense id: en-brock-sco-noun-gjVp28uU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Scots]

Forms: brocks [plural]
Etymology: From Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|gebroc|t=fragment}} Old English gebroc (“fragment”), {{m|ang|brecan|t=to break}} brecan (“to break”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|brocks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} brock (plural brocks), {{sco-noun}} brock (plural brocks)
  1. leftovers, scraps of bread or meat
    Sense id: en-brock-sco-noun-3f1zUyRf
  2. rubbish, (especially) something broken
    Sense id: en-brock-sco-noun-k1ICrXTn
  3. something or someone of little worth, small potatoes
    Sense id: en-brock-sco-noun-bM4QSEgy Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 4 7 31 5 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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