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brugh.

region, district

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. region, district

    masculine · obsolete
  2. large house, mansion; castle, palace

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish brug, bruig, from Old Irish mruig, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Welsh bro, and distantly related to marg, a Germanic loanword.

noun
  1. broch

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Scots broch, from Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz; altered under the influence of etymology 1.

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