brego

See also: bregó

Old English

Alternative forms

bregu, breogo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *breguz, u-stem variant of *bragz (“the first, premier, chief”). The expected outcome for *bragz would be non-existent *bræg. Cognate with Old Norse bragr (“the best, foremost, primary; chief, leader, prince”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbre.ɡo/, [ˈbre.ɣo]

Noun

brego m

(poetic) prince, lord, ruler

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	brego	brega
accusative	brego	brega
genitive	brega	brega
dative	brega	bregum

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

brego

first-person singular present indicative of bregar