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gwerin

gwerin

Welsh

Noun

gwerin f (plural gwerinoedd)

  1. people
    1. people, populace, peasantry, folk, democracy, proletariat, liegemen; mob, rabble, troop, throng, host, multitude, rank and file of army; nation
    2. (nautical) ship's crew
    3. monastic community
    4. (biblical) Gentiles
  2. the 'men' or pieces used in chess, draughts, and other games

Derived terms

Mutation

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

References

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *warinā, from *wer- (compare Old Breton guerin, glossed 'in duas factiones', Middle Breton gueryn ‎(“people”), Old Irish foirenn, glossed 'factio', modern Irish foireann).

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