brifo

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Variant of briwo (to wound, to bruise),[1] from briw (wound, noun) +‎ -o. Cognate with Irish brúigh (crush).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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brifo (first-person singular present brifaf)

  1. to injure, to hurt
    Synonyms: anafu, niweidio
    Dw i wedi brifo fy mhen i.
    I've hurt my head.

Conjugation

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Mutation

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

References

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