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rhyn.

rigid, stiff

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/r̥ɨ̞n/North-Wales/r̥ɪn/South-Wales
  1. rigid, stiff

  2. rough, turbulent, fierce

  3. cold, chilly

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh rynn, rin, from Proto-Celtic *rinnos (“fast”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow, run”). For parallels in the semantic evolution, compare English fast, which had the reverse development — going from "firm" to "quick".

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