crog

Old English

Alternative forms

• croog, crōh

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *krōgu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroːɡ/, [kroːɣ]

Noun

crōg m

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	crōg	crōgas
accusative	crōg	crōgas
genitive	crōges	crōga
dative	crōge	crōgum

Derived terms

• wætercrōg

Related terms

• crocc
• crocca
• crūce
• crūs
• crūse

Descendants

• Middle English: croh, crohe, crohhe, crochȝe
  • English: croh
  • Fingallian: croge

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

   Synonym: crocbren

2. cross

   Synonyms: crwys, croes

3. crucifix, rood
4. something that hangs

Derived terms

• crocbren
• sgrin y grog (“rood screen”)

Adjective

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

1. hanging, suspended, pendulous

Mutation

Mutated forms of crog

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crog	grog	nghrog	chrog

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.