bregh

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [brɛːx]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [breːʰ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish bregh, from Old Cornish brech, from Proto-Brythonic *brėx, a borrowing from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Cognate with Breton brec'h, Welsh braich.

Noun

bregh f (dual diwvregh or dywvregh, plural breghow)

1. arm

Derived terms

• konna bregh (“wrist”)

Etymology 2

See brygh.

Noun

bregh f (plural breghi)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) Alternative form of brygh (“pox”)

Mutation

Mutation of bregh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bregh	vregh	unchanged	pregh	fregh	vregh

Middle English

Noun

bregh

1. Alternative form of brewe