Bruckle

/ˈbrʌkəl/ adjective

A Scottish and Northern English dialect word meaning brittle, fragile, or easily broken.

From Old Norse 'brokull' meaning fragile or weak, entering English through Viking contact in Scandinavia and northern regions, eventually becoming a dialectal word.

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