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blin.

tired, weary

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/bliːn/
  1. tired, weary

  2. tiresome, wearisome

  3. troubling, troublesome, distressing

  4. angry, cross, mad

    North-Wales
    Dw i'n flin am y ddamwain.
  5. sorry

    South-Wales
    W i'n flin am y ddamwain.
    Mae'n flin 'da fi.
Where this word comes from

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *mlīno- and related to Latvian blīnis (“tired man”), which Pokorny derives from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to crush, grind”). Related to Breton blin.

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