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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ffyrnic, from Proto-Brythonic *förnɨg, from Latin fornix.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ffyrnig (feminine singular ffyrnig, plural ffyrnigion, equative ffyrniced, comparative ffyrnicach, superlative ffyrnicaf, not mutable)
- fierce, savage
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffyrnig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies