Focal an Lae #70
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: broim (BRIM, BRIME)
Meaning: broim = fart
Usage:
- Lig sé broim. (LIHG shay BRIME) = He farted. (lit., let a fart)
- bromaire (BRO-mwih-ruh) = farter; windbag; boaster
History: Old Irish “broimm”, which is the verbal noun (farting) of the verb “braigit” (farts), comes from a reconstructed Common Celtic
verbal noun *bragsmen-, which also yields Welsh and Breton “bram”. This derives from the Indo-European root *bhreg- (to break).
Scottish Gaelic: braim