brool

noun

ˈbrül

plural -s

: a low roar : a deep murmur or humming

list to the brool of that royal forest voice

—Thomas Carlyle

Word History

Etymology

probably from German brüllen to roar, bellow, from Middle High German brüelen; akin to Middle Dutch brullen to roar, bellow, Middle High German bral shout; all from a D-German root of imitative origin

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