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Cornish
bys, bës, bes
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Cornish bid, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus.
Noun
bÿs m (plural bysow)
- world
c. 1375, Pascon agan Arluth:ha kymmys yn bys vs vas- and all that is good in the world
Etymology 2
Noun
bÿs m (plural besias)
- finger
Mutation