bruckle

1 of 2

adjective

bruck·​le

ˈbrəkəl,

-ru̇k-

chiefly Scottish

: easily broken or crumbled : brittle

bruckle

2 of 2

transitive verb

-ed/-ing/-s

obsolete

: dirty, begrime

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English brukel frail, from Old English -brucol

Transitive verb

probably frequentative of Scots brook, bruik to soil, begrime

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