breyn

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *braɨn, from Proto-Celtic *bragnos. Cognate with Breton brein, Irish bréan, Manx breinn, Scottish Gaelic breun, and Welsh braen.

Adjective

breyn

1. putrid, rotten

Derived terms

• breyna (“to decay”, verb)
• breynans (“decay”)
• breynder (“rot”)

Verb

breyn

1. inflection of breyna:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutation of breyn

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
breyn	vreyn	unchanged	preyn	freyn, vreyn*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “breyn” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Middle English

Noun

breyn

1. alternative form of brayn