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BROG
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BROSGUXL
V. poke, probe, stir, stimulate; bestir
yourself.
Brog, bròg'g, n. f. a shoe ; cuir ort do
bìirògan, put on ynur shoes ; hoof; brog
an eich, the hoof of the horse ; evil con-
sequence; buailidh e brog ort fathast,
you will will feel the bad effects of that
hereafter; bhuail an t-earrach so brog
oirnn, we have felt the sad effects of this
■untoward spring; irò^fhiodh, a clog,
a sandal ; brag na cuthaig, butter-ivort ;
a. sorrowful. H. S.
Brogach, brog'g'ach.c. well shod ; strong-
hoofed.
Brogach, brog'g'-ach, ra. m. aboy, a lad.
A'orth.
Brogaich, bròg'g'-èeh, v. shoe ; approach.
Brogail, see Broigeil.
Brogaire, bròg'g'ur'-à, n. m, a cobbler, a
shoe-mender.
Brogaireacud, brog'g'-ur-achg, n.f. shoe-
mending, cobbling.
Broid, bròèjj, v. embroider. O. R.
Broidireachd, bròèjj'-èrr-àchg, embroid-
ering.
Broigealachd, broèg'-al-àchg, n. f. ac-
tivity, liveliness, as an old man or wo-
man.
Broigeil, broeg'-al, a. the old, stout, live-
ly, and active; hale, hearty, appUed to
old people always.
Broigeanta, broeg'-annt-a, a. active, live-
ly, spirited, sturdy.
Broigeantachd, bròèg'-annt.àchg, n. f.
liveliness, activity, sturdiness, alacrity.
Broigheal, broy'-ghyal, a cormorant,
sgarbh.
Broighlich, bra6èll'-èch, n. /. prov. for
braighlieh, the crackling of wood on fire ;
swaggering; braigh, the top, the place
where the Druids had their bon-fires, and
the consigiiative, la'lich, &c. to make, to
make noise; the Irish pronounce ai, for
the most part aoe, but the Highlanders
pronounce it lè ; hence, dhoibh in place
of dhaibh; broinn instead of brainn;
broighlich in place of braighlieh, (brrièl'-
èch.)
Broilean, brol'-an', n. ?«. manyplies or
king's hood in an animal, (braigh'-la.)
Broileanach, broèl'-àn'-ach, a, many-
plied.
Broilleach, brroèl'-Uyàch, n. m. the
breast, the bosom ; tront ; a broilleach
mar chobhar nan stuadh, her bosom like
the foam of the waves, (mountain-high
waves;) an urrainn duine teine a ghabh-
ail 'na bhroUleach agus gun eudach a
bhi air a losgadh, can a man take fire in
his bosom and his clothes not be burnt ?
Prov. ; 'na hhroilleach, in his bosom,
Exd. ; folachaidh an leisgcin a lamh na
bhroUleach ; uiread as chum a bheòil cha
tabhair e i, a slothful mun hideth his
hand in his bosom, and u'ill not so much
as bring it to his mouth again.
Broi.v, hròèn, gen. of bròu, mourning; v.
mourn, lament, deplore.
Broineach, brùèn'-àch, n.f. a ragged wo-
man, a ragged garment or vesture ; a.
lagged, tattered.
Broineag, bròèn'-ag, n.f. a rag, a tatter,
a ihred.
Broineagach, broen'-àg-àch, a. ragged,
tattered.
Broinn, prov. for brainn, a belly.
Broisde, bròshg'-à, n. m. a braoch. Is.
Broisg, broèshg, v. excite. Arm.
Broit, broèt, n. f. bosom; cuir ad bhroit,
e, put it in thy bosom. North H.
Brollach, broil -ach, n. m. breast Irish.
Brollach AN, broll'-ach-an, n. m. any thing
entangled or entwined.
Brolluinn, broll'-ènn, n. m. steam, stench;
meeting of currents. North.
Bro.mach, brom'-ach, n. m. a colt. N.
Bron, bròn, n. m. mourning, sorrow, wail-
ing, weeping ; grief, lamentation ; mourn-
ing dress or habiliments; 's e so fath mo
bhròin, this is the cause of my lamenta-
tion or sorrow ; fo bhròn, sorrowing, la-
menting; is beannaichte iadsan a tha ri
bron oir gheibh iad solas, blessed are they
that mourn for they shall be comforted,
M. 5-4 ; tliionndaidh thu dhorahsa mo
bhròn gu dabhsadh, thou hast turned for
me my mourning into dancing, P. 50-11 ;
oladh aoibhneas an aite brain, the oil of
Joy for mournirig; tha iad am bron, they
are wearing tnournings; is fear dol do
thigh a' bhròin, na dol do thigh na euir-
me ; oir 'se sin crioch na uile dhaoine ;
agus gabhaidh am beò g' a chridh' e, it is
better to go to the house of mourning,
than to the house of feasting ; for that is
the end of all men; and the living will
lay it to his heart.
Bronach, bvòn'-aeh,a. sad, mournful, mel-
ancholy, grievous, sorrowful ; mean.
Bronag, bròn'ag, n. f. a sorrowful wo-
man.
Bronbhrat, bròn'-vvhrat, n. m. a mort-
cloth.
Bronnag, bron'n'-ag n. f. a gudgeon.
Brosdan, br6sd"-an, 71. m. a spunk, little
sticks to kindle the fire.
Brosg, brosk, v. bestir yourself, excite.
Brosgauh, brosg'-i, an exliortation, an
excitement.
Brosglach, bròsg'-llach, a. lively, active,
brisk.
Brosglaich, brosg'-llèch, v. n. excite, be-
stir yourself; flatter, coax, cajole.
Brosg LiLj brosg* el, x. flatter, coax.