Brittle, fragile, or easily broken; crumbly or prone to breaking into pieces.
From Old English 'brocol,' related to 'brocen' (broken). The '-le' suffix often indicates a tendency toward a quality, making 'brockle' mean 'prone to breaking.'
This word survives in Scottish and Northern English dialects, where 'brockle' describes things like old pottery or thin ice—words that disappear from standard English often thrive in regional speech, preserving medieval meanings.
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