See gorffen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "“Neither do I know why you would kill me; but by God,” he said, “since you have begun to kill me, finish!”",
"ref": "14th century, anonymous author, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 5, lines 118–19:",
"text": "‘Ni wydwn achos it heuyt y’m llad i; ac yr Duw,’ heb ef, ‘canys dechreueist uy llad, gorffen!’",
"translation": "“Neither do I know why you would kill me; but by God,” he said, “since you have begun to kill me, finish!”",
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"subjunctive"
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"plural",
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"form": "orffen",
"source": "mutation",
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"lang": "Middle Welsh",
"lang_code": "wlm",
"pos": "verb",
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"english": "“Neither do I know why you would kill me; but by God,” he said, “since you have begun to kill me, finish!”",
"ref": "14th century, anonymous author, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, page 5, lines 118–19:",
"text": "‘Ni wydwn achos it heuyt y’m llad i; ac yr Duw,’ heb ef, ‘canys dechreueist uy llad, gorffen!’",
"translation": "“Neither do I know why you would kill me; but by God,” he said, “since you have begun to kill me, finish!”",
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{
"ipa": "/ˈɡorfen/"
}
],
"word": "gorffen"
}
Download raw JSONL data for gorffen meaning in Middle Welsh (8.1kB)
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