"broga" meaning in Old English

See broga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbroː.ɡɑ/, [ˈbroː.ɣɑ]
Rhymes: -oː.ɡɑ Etymology: Uncertain, perhaps borrowed from Celtic. Compare Old High German bruogo. Etymology templates: {{unc|ang}} Uncertain, {{bor|ang|cel|-}} Celtic, {{cog|goh|bruogo}} Old High German bruogo Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=brōga}} brōga m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|brōg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|brōga|brōgan|brōgan|brōgan|brōgan|brōgena|brōgan|brōgum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: brōga [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], brōga [nominative, singular], brōgan [nominative, plural], brōgan [accusative, singular], brōgan [accusative, plural], brōgan [genitive, singular], brōgena [genitive, plural], brōgan [dative, singular], brōgum [dative, plural]
  1. terror, dread, horror
    Sense id: en-broga-ang-noun-ktGvgBi1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Fear Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Emotions: 66 34 Disambiguation of Fear: 72 28
  2. danger
    Sense id: en-broga-ang-noun-Ej~WZqo5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hellebrōga
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          "brōgum",
          "brogum#Old_English"
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          "text": "hine sē brōga angeat",
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          "english": "there is the greatest of terrors",
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          "text": "Þā wæs Bīowulfe brōga gecȳðed",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbroː.ɡɑ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbroː.ɣɑ]"
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      "rhymes": "-oː.ɡɑ"
    }
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          "brōgum",
          "brogum#Old_English"
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          "english": "terror laid hold of him",
          "text": "hine sē brōga angeat",
          "translation": "terror laid hold of him",
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        {
          "english": "there is the greatest of terrors",
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      "ipa": "/ˈbroː.ɡɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbroː.ɣɑ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oː.ɡɑ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "broga"
}

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