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BRONGIE, BRONGGI, BRONGI, Brungi, n. "A name given to the cormorant, Pelecanus [Phalacrocorax] carbo" (Sh. 1825 Jam.2; 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1914 Angus Gl., bronggi). [′brɔŋgi]Sh. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 142:
The young cormorants are called "brongie," the adults "loering."
Combs.: (1) brongikwidin, brungi-, "(a) white-breasted cormorant; (b) 'white-breasted man,' nickname for a man wearing a white waistcoat" (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)); (2) brongiskarf, brungi-, "white-breasted cormorant" (Ib.).
[O.N. bringa, breast (Zoëga); cf. Norw. bringe, Sw. bringa, idem, O.E. bring-âdl, consumption (Falk and Torp). Brongie is from an ablaut variant of O.E. bring, cf. Eng. sing and song. For the second elements in the combs. see Hwida and Scarf.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Brongie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Jun 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/brongie>
