"freth" meaning in Cornish

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Adjective

Forms: frettha [comparative], an frettha [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish freth, from Proto-Brythonic *fraɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sɸraxtos (“fluent”). Cognate with Breton fraezh (“clear”) and Welsh ffraeth (“witty”). Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|freth}} Middle Cornish freth, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*fraɨθ}} Proto-Brythonic *fraɨθ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*sɸraxtos||fluent}} Proto-Celtic *sɸraxtos (“fluent”), {{cog|br|fraezh||clear}} Breton fraezh (“clear”), {{cog|cy|ffraeth||witty}} Welsh ffraeth (“witty”) Head templates: {{head|kw|adjective|comparative|frettha//|superlative|an frettha//|head=}} freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha), {{kw-adj|frettha|frettha}} freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha)
  1. eager Synonyms: hwansek, men, ter
    Sense id: en-freth-kw-adj-DKDF6kok Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 37 3 28 2 10 10 Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 52 4 41 4
  2. efficient Synonyms: effeythadow, effeythus, gwrys yn ta
    Sense id: en-freth-kw-adj-SA5PHQjp
  3. fluent, outspoken, unabated, vigorous
    Sense id: en-freth-kw-adj-o~aemjqR
  4. eloquent Synonyms: helavar
    Sense id: en-freth-kw-adj-uJ9Fv-VA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: frethter (english: eagerness; efficiency; fluency), yn freth (english: eagerly; fluently)
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "eagerness; efficiency; fluency",
      "translation": "eagerness; efficiency; fluency",
      "word": "frethter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "eagerly; fluently",
      "translation": "eagerly; fluently",
      "word": "yn freth"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "freth"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*fraɨθ"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*sɸraxtos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fluent"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "fraezh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "clear"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton fraezh (“clear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ffraeth",
        "3": "",
        "4": "witty"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh ffraeth (“witty”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish freth, from Proto-Brythonic *fraɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sɸraxtos (“fluent”). Cognate with Breton fraezh (“clear”) and Welsh ffraeth (“witty”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "frettha",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an frettha",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "comparative",
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        "5": "superlative",
        "6": "an frettha//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frettha",
        "2": "frettha"
      },
      "expansion": "freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 37 3 28 2 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 4 41 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eager"
      ],
      "id": "en-freth-kw-adj-DKDF6kok",
      "links": [
        [
          "eager",
          "eager"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hwansek"
        },
        {
          "word": "men"
        },
        {
          "word": "ter"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "efficient"
      ],
      "id": "en-freth-kw-adj-SA5PHQjp",
      "links": [
        [
          "efficient",
          "efficient"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "effeythadow"
        },
        {
          "word": "effeythus"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwrys yn ta"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fluent, outspoken, unabated, vigorous"
      ],
      "id": "en-freth-kw-adj-o~aemjqR",
      "links": [
        [
          "fluent",
          "fluent"
        ],
        [
          "outspoken",
          "outspoken"
        ],
        [
          "unabated",
          "unabated"
        ],
        [
          "vigorous",
          "vigorous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eloquent"
      ],
      "id": "en-freth-kw-adj-uJ9Fv-VA",
      "links": [
        [
          "eloquent",
          "eloquent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "helavar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "freth"
}
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish terms derived from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Middle English alternative forms",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "eagerness; efficiency; fluency",
      "translation": "eagerness; efficiency; fluency",
      "word": "frethter"
    },
    {
      "english": "eagerly; fluently",
      "translation": "eagerly; fluently",
      "word": "yn freth"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "cnx",
        "3": "freth"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Cornish freth",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*sɸraxtos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fluent"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *sɸraxtos (“fluent”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "fraezh",
        "3": "",
        "4": "clear"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton fraezh (“clear”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ffraeth",
        "3": "",
        "4": "witty"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh ffraeth (“witty”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish freth, from Proto-Brythonic *fraɨθ, from Proto-Celtic *sɸraxtos (“fluent”). Cognate with Breton fraezh (“clear”) and Welsh ffraeth (“witty”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "frettha",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an frettha",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "kw",
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        "6": "an frettha//",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frettha",
        "2": "frettha"
      },
      "expansion": "freth (comparative frettha, superlative an frettha)",
      "name": "kw-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eager"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eager",
          "eager"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hwansek"
        },
        {
          "word": "men"
        },
        {
          "word": "ter"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "efficient"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "efficient",
          "efficient"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "effeythadow"
        },
        {
          "word": "effeythus"
        },
        {
          "word": "gwrys yn ta"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fluent, outspoken, unabated, vigorous"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fluent",
          "fluent"
        ],
        [
          "outspoken",
          "outspoken"
        ],
        [
          "unabated",
          "unabated"
        ],
        [
          "vigorous",
          "vigorous"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eloquent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eloquent",
          "eloquent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "helavar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "freth"
}

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