haearn
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ ‘blood' > 'red’.
Welsh
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Pot of haearn tawdd crai
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Welsh haearn, from Proto-Brythonic *hiyarno-, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom (compare Cornish horn, Breton houarn, Irish iarann), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood, red”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheɨ̯.arn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhei̯.arn/
- Rhymes: -eɨ̯arn
Derived terms
- haearn smwddio (“an iron”)
- haearnaidd (“like iron; inflexible, opressive”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “haearn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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