"ach-y-fi" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh ych a fi with alteration due to the conflating of unstressed a with the Welsh vowel y. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|ych a fi}} Welsh ych a fi Head templates: {{en-interj}} ach-y-fi
  1. Misspelling of ych a fi. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: ych a fi
    Sense id: en-ach-y-fi-en-intj-r66VO5XT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Ach-y-fi! there's something mean in that marrying again, to my mind. Whatever my faults are, I'd be faithful to the memory of my love.",
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