Bröll

See also: broll

Limburgish

Etymology 1

From the verb brölle, from Middle High German brüelen, ultimately imitative.

Alternative forms

• bröl (widespread variant)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀœl/
• Hyphenation: Bröll
• Rhymes: -œl

Noun

Bröll m

1. (Eupen, Krefeld) scream, cry, roar

Etymology 2

From Middle High German brille, from earlier Middle High German berille (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”).

Alternative forms

• Brölle (Eupen)
• brèl, bril (widespread variants)
• breul (Voeren)
• Brell (Krefeld)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀøl/
• Hyphenation: Bröll
• Rhymes: -øl

Noun

Bröll (plural Brölls, diminutive Brölltje)

1. (Eupen) (pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)
2. (Eupen) (pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face)

Derived terms

• Bröllhuuse
• Léësbröll
• Sonnebröll