brough

== English == === Etymology === A metathetic form of burgh (“mound, settlement”) employed in a special sense; thus a doublet of it, borough, Brough, burr (“halo, brough”), burrow, and Bury. For the semantic development, compare German Hof (“brough, halo, nimb”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹʌf/ IPA(key): /bɹʊf/ (Northern England) === Noun === brough (plural broughs) A halo or luminous disk or ring seen around the sun or moon, and in folklore considered to portend a rainstorm. ==== Alternative forms ==== bruff === References === == Yola == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English broke. ==== Alternative forms ==== brake ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bruːx/, /braːk/ ==== Verb ==== brough simple past of brocke === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== brough alternative form of brogue === References ===