brok

See also: brók and brøk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch broc (“broken piece”), from Old Dutch *bruk, from Proto-Germanic *brukka-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /brɔk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

brok m or n (plural brokken, diminutive brokje n)

  1. scrap
  2. chunk, piece
  3. (in the plural, informal) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces (as a consequence of an accident)

Derived terms

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse brók, cognate with Old English brōc (whence the English breech, breeches), Old High German bruoh (whence German Bruch) and Finnish ruoke (loanword).

Noun

brok f

  1. trousers, pants
  • bööks
  • hussu
  • kjohll
  • kleda
  • skjohtt
  • trȯij

Etymology 2

Cf. other Scandinavian forms brog(e), brok(e).

Noun

brok m

  1. variegated horse

Noun

brok f

  1. variegated mare
  2. variegated, multicolored fabric or cloth
  • broku (“variegated”)
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