erbyn

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Noun

erbyn ?

  1. (plural only) heirs

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh erbyn, from Proto-Brythonic *ar bɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare kʷennūi (in front of the head). Essentially equivalent to ar + pen, but with the umlaut due to the Proto-Celtic inflection.

Pronunciation

Preposition

erbyn

  1. by (not later than)

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Conjunction

erbyn

  1. by the time that

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Verb

erbyn (first-person singular present erbynaf)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of derbyn

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erbyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies