- is
similar to
other adjectives describing deformities of the body, like
brocc(h)us (buck-toothed),
lippus (blear-e****), etc. It has been
variously interpreted...
- is a "village beauty" who is
brainwashed by printer's
apprentice Edwin Brocc into
loving with
powers and
potions supplied by the Enchantress. Anne is...
-
various versions of
Venom are featured: In 1602:
Witch Hunter Angela,
Edwin Brocc lives in the
outskirts of York and an
apprentice to the town's printer....
-
French bausant,
baucent 'id.'. The less
common name
brock (Old English:
brocc), (Scots: brock) is a
Celtic loanword (cf.
Gaelic broc and
Welsh broch,...
-
writings of
Irish authors Sheridan,
Swift and Sterne.
brock (from old
Irish brocc) A badger. brat (from Old
Irish bratt meaning "cloak, mantle") A
cloak covering...
- 'pointed' Sc brog 'awl; to prod', W
procio 'to poke, thrust', Ir prioc; OIr
brocc 'badger', Ir broc, W broch, Br broc'h -
brosse 'brush' Cat brossa, Spanish...
- and in
particular to 'Coresbrook'. The name is
unlikely to
derive from '
brocc' (meaning 'badger'),
although the
animal features on the
village crest and...
-
colonies are
often called clans. The far
older name "brock" (Old English:
brocc), (Scots: brock) is a
Celtic loanword (cf.
Gaelic broc and
Welsh broch,...
- Bran Ardchenn, Bran Becc mac Murchado, and Bran the Blessed)
Middle Irish brocc 'badger',
Middle Welsh broch 'badger',
Gaulish Broco- (name element) (borrowed...
- Brycheiniog, Brychan, is in all
probability the
early Uí Liatháin
dynast Macc
Brocc,
while the name
Braccan also
occurs early in the
pedigrees of the Uí Fidgenti...
