rhin

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See also: rhin- and Rhin

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh rin, from Proto-Brythonic *rrin, from Proto-Celtic *rūnā (secret, mystery). Compare Old Irish rún (mystery; secret).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rhin f (plural rhiniau)

  1. virtue, essence

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhin rin 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), “rhin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yola[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English rennen, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rhin (simple past raan)

  1. to run

References[edit]

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 64