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gwanu.

to stab, to pierce

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡwanɨ̞/North-Wales/ˈɡwa(ː)ni/South-Wales
  1. to stab, to pierce

    transitive
  2. to raid

    transitive
  3. to penetrate in sexual intercourse

    transitive
  4. to skedaddle, to flee

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh gwanu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *gʷaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-.

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