crog

Old English

Alternative forms
  • croog, crōh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krōgu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kroːɡ/, [kroːɣ]

Noun

crōg m

  1. a container or vessel (e.g. pot, jug, etc.)

Declension
Declension of crog (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative crōg crōgas
accusative crōg crōgas
genitive crōges crōga
dative crōge crōgum

Derived terms
  • wætercrōg

Descendants
  • Middle English: crogh, crohh, crochȝ
    • English: croh

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh croc, from Proto-Brythonic *krog, from Insular Proto-Celtic *krukā (compare Old Irish croch), from Latin crux (“cross”). Doublet of crwys and croes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kroːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -oːɡ

Noun

crog f (plural crogau)

  1. gallows
  2. cross
    Synonyms: crwys, croes
  3. crucifix, rood
  4. something that hangs

Adjective

crog (feminine singular crog, plural crog, not comparable)

  1. hanging, suspended, pendulous

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crog grog nghrog chrog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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