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Cornish
Etymology
From Middle Cornish scovarn, scovern, scovorn, from Old Cornish scouarn, from Proto-Brythonic *skuβarn. Cognate with Breton skouarn, archaic Welsh ysgyfarn.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
skovarn f (dual diwskovarn, plural skovornow)
- ear
- handle (of a jar)
References
- ^ Deshayes, Albert (2003) Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (in French), Douarnenez: Le Chasse-Marée, →ISBN, pages 669-70