bragur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bragr (“a leader, prince", also "poem”), from Proto-Germanic *bragz (“one who is first, leader”). Cognate with Old English brego (“leader, ruler, chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpraːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Noun

bragur m (genitive singular brags or bragar, nominative plural bragir)

1. a poem
2. a character, a tone, an atmosphere

Synonyms

• (poem): kvæði
• (character): svipur

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbraɡɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbra(ː)ɡɪr/
• Rhymes: -aɡɨ̞r

Noun

bragur m (collective, singulative braguryn)

1. nonstandard form of blagur (“buds”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bragur	fragur	mragur	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blagur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies