brongie

Scots

Alternative forms

• bronggi, brongi, brungi

Etymology

Possibly partially derived from Old Norse bringa (“breast”) as an allusion to the cormorant's colouration. Compare to Norwegian bringe (“chest”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /brɔŋɡi/

Noun

brongie (plural brongies)

1. The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

References

1. “brongie”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.