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ofn.

fear

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔvn/North-Wales/ɔvn/South-Wales, colloquial, standard[ˈɔvn̩]South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈoːvɔn/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. fear

    masculine
    Mae gan bawb ofn naturiol o dân.
    Mae ofn copyn arno fo.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh ofuyn, from Proto-Celtic *oβnus (“fear”) (compare Breton aon, Cornish own, Old Irish ómun).

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