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chwyrn.

rapid, fast, swift, whirling, lively, vigorous

6 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/χwɨ̞rn/North-Wales/χwɪrn/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ʍɪrn/South-Wales, colloquial
  1. rapid, fast, swift, whirling, lively, vigorous

    not-mutable
  2. fierce, violent, roaring

    not-mutable
  3. stern, harsh, severe

    not-mutable
Where this word comes from

Matasović tentatively links the word to Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to sound”), whence also chwerthin (“to laugh”). Cognate with Breton huernus (“ill-tempered, cross”).

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