fyny

Welsh

Etymology

Variant of i fyny.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈvənɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈvəni/

Adverb

fyny

1. up, upwards
   • 2022 December 22, “Dringo'r Wyddfa 22 gwaith er cof am Dad”, in BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[1]:

     Fysa well gen i fynd fyny yn yr eira na glaw! Yn amlwg mae hi'n oer ar y topia' ar y funud ond dwi'n trio peidio aros o gwmpas rhy hir pan dwi fyny 'na.

     I'd rather go up in snow than rain! Obviously it's cold on the peaks at the minute but I try not to hang around too long when I'm up there.

Usage notes

Usually, but not exclusively, used in the full form i fyny. Also used in calques of English idioms involving up.

Derived terms

• dal fyny (“catch up”)
• gwisgo fyny (“catch up”)
• rhoi fyny (“grow up”)
• tyfu fyny (“grow up”)