braen

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh braen, from Proto-Brythonic *braɨn, from Proto-Celtic *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥Hg-nós. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /braːɨ̯n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /brai̯n/ Rhymes: -aːɨ̯n Homophone: brain (“crows”) (South Wales) === Adjective === braen (feminine singular braen, plural braenion, equative mor fraen, comparative mwy braen, superlative mwyaf braen) rotten, putrid ==== Synonyms ==== madreddog pwdr ==== Derived terms ==== braenar (“fallow”) braenol (“putrid, septic”) braenu (“to putrefy”) ceulfraen (colfran) (“cheese curds; cottage cheese”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “braen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “braen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies