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erbyn.

by (not later than)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈɛrbɨ̞n/North-Wales/ˈɛrbɪn/South-Wales
  1. by (not later than)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh erbyn, from Proto-Brythonic *ar bɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare kʷennūi (“in front of the head”). Essentially equivalent to ar + pen, but with the umlaut due to the Proto-Celtic inflection.

conj/ˈɛrbɨ̞n/North-Wales/ˈɛrbɪn/South-Wales
  1. by the time that

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh erbyn, from Proto-Brythonic *ar bɨnn, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare kʷennūi (“in front of the head”). Essentially equivalent to ar + pen, but with the umlaut due to the Proto-Celtic inflection.

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