breyn

breyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *braɨn, from Proto-Celtic *bragnos. Cognate with Breton brein, Irish bréan, Manx breinn, Scottish Gaelic breun, and Welsh braen.

Adjective

breyn

  1. putrid, rotten

Derived terms

Verb

breyn

  1. inflection of breyna:
    1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutation of breyn
radical soft aspirate hard mixed
breyn vreyn unchanged preyn freyn,
vreyn*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • “breyn” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Middle English

Noun

breyn

  1. alternative form of brayn
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