brockle

See also: bröckle

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brokel.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑːkəl
  • IPA(key): /bɹɑːkəl/

Noun

brockle (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable, dialectal, obsolete) Broken pieces of a structure; rubble, ruins.

References

  1. ^ “brokel, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ “brockle, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German bröckeln, Dutch brokkelen.

Verb

brockle

  1. to crumble
  2. to break
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