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brys.

speed, haste

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/brɨːs/North-Wales/briːs/South-Wales
  1. speed, haste

    masculine · uncountable
  2. urgency

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *bristi- (“haste”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰris-tis. Cognate with Irish bras (“swift”) and Latin festīnus (“swift”). Note also Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē- (“seethe, toss about, cook”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.