braen

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh braen, from Proto-Brythonic *braɨn, from Proto-Celtic *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hg-nós.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /braːɨ̯n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /brai̯n/
• Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n
• Homophone: brain (“crows”) (South Wales)

Adjective

braen (feminine singular braen, plural braenion, equative mor fraen, comparative mwy braen, superlative mwyaf braen)

1. rotten, putrid

Synonyms

• madreddog
• pwdr

Derived terms

• braenar m (“fallow”)
• braenol (“putrid, septic”, adjective)
• braenu (“putrefy”, verb)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
braen	fraen	mraen	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “braen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies