ffyrnig

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh ffyrnic, from Proto-Brythonic *förnɨg, from Latin fornix.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ffyrnig (feminine singular ffyrnig, plural ffyrnigion, equative ffyrniced, comparative ffyrnicach, superlative ffyrnicaf, not mutable)

  1. fierce, savage

Further reading[edit]

  • 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
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