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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh brwyn, from Proto-Celtic *brugnos. Cognate with Irish brón.
Noun
brwyn m (uncountable)
- sorrow, sadness
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *brīnika (“stick”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrugh-no- (“twig”), see also Old English brogne, perhaps related to the root of English brush.
Noun
brwyn f pl (singulative brwynen)
- rushes (plants of the genus Juncus; their stems used as a material)
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “brwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies