Etymology dictionary. 2014.
brogue — ⇒BROGUE, subst. masc. Accent irlandais : • [Gaston] ... My boy! my fellow, my good fellow (il parlait anglais à son cheval) ... (mais il parlait avec l accent gaélique chantant, le doux brogue d O Bearn). Il lui parle irlandais. J. DE LA VARENDE … Encyclopédie Universelle
Brogue — (von schott. gäl. bròg, ir. bróg „Schuh“) ist der Oberbegriff für eine bestimmte Gruppe von Schuhmodellen, die sich durch Lochverzierungen des Schafts (Schaftteilkanten und Vorderkappe) auszeichnen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Historisches 2 Varianten 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Brogue — Brogue, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.] 1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan. [1913 Webster] Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with the hair on, gathered round the ankle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brogue — (izg. brȍg) m DEFINICIJA 1. irski i škotski opanak od jednog komada nebojane kože vezane uzicom 2. šivena muška cipela s rupičastim ukrasnim uzorkom na kožnim nadšivenim dijelovima (oxford cipela) SINTAGMA brogue english (izg. brogue èngliš)… … Hrvatski jezični portal
brogue — [ broug ] noun singular a strong local ACCENT (=way of speaking), especially an Irish or Scottish accent: The nurse spoke with a pleasant Scottish brogue … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brogue — [brəug US broug] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1500 1600; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: and Scottish Gaelic brog, from Old Norse brok leg covering ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Irish Gaelic barrog (wrestling) hold (as in barrog teangan hold… … Dictionary of contemporary English
brogue — ► NOUN 1) a strong outdoor shoe with ornamental perforated patterns in the leather. 2) a marked accent, especially Irish or Scottish, when speaking English. ORIGIN originally denoting a rough shoe: from Scottish Gaelic and Irish bróg; sense 2… … English terms dictionary
brogue — brogue1 [brōg] n. [< ?] the pronunciation peculiar to a dialect, esp. that of English as spoken by the Irish brogue2 [brōg] n. [Gael & Ir brōg, a shoe < ON broc, leg covering: for IE base see BREECH] 1. a coarse shoe of untanned leather,… … English World dictionary
brogue — n. 1) to speak (in, with) a brogue 2) a heavy, incomprehensible, thick brogue * * * [brəʊg] incomprehensible thick brogue a heavy to speak (in, with) a brogue … Combinatory dictionary
brogue — [16] A brogue was originally a rudimentary sort of shoe worn in the more wild and woolly Celtic corners of the British Isles; the term does not seem to have been applied to today’s ‘stout country walking shoe’ until the early 20th century. The… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
