briw

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Khasi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

briw

  1. person
    u briw
    man
    ka/ku briw
    woman
    ki briw
    people; persons

Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish brithem (judge, arbiter).

Noun[edit]

briw m (genitive singular briw, plural briwnyn)

  1. judge, brehon

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
briw vriw mriw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *brīw.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brīw m

  1. oatmeal, porridge

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: breie, bre

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cf. brau (brittle, weak).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

briw m (plural briwiau)

  1. cut, sore, wound
  2. bruise
    Synonym: clais
  3. ulcer
  4. afterbirth
    Synonym: brych

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
briw friw mriw unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

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