moryn
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
moryn
- Alternative form of morwe
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmɔrɨ̞n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈmoːrɪn/, /ˈmɔrɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɨ̞n
Noun[edit]
moryn m (plural morynnau or morynnod)
- (nautical) breaker, billow, swell
- Mae'r morynnau yn hyrddio eu hunain wrth yr arfordir.
- The breakers are battering against the coast.
Usage notes[edit]
The plural morynnod is preferred in North Wales.
Hypernyms[edit]
- ton (“wave”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| moryn | foryn | unchanged | 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), “moryn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies