See blew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, to falsely economise",
"translation": "to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, to falsely economise",
"word": "achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "eyelash",
"translation": "eyelash",
"word": "amranflew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"translation": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"word": "at y blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "eyelashes",
"translation": "eyelashes",
"word": "blew amrant"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "blew cae"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "blades of grass",
"translation": "blades of grass",
"word": "blew glas"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "eyelashes",
"translation": "eyelashes",
"word": "blew llygaid"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "gossamer",
"translation": "gossamer",
"word": "blew Medi"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "head hair",
"translation": "head hair",
"word": "blew pen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "stingers of a nettle",
"translation": "stingers of a nettle",
"word": "blew pigog"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fine hairs, down",
"translation": "fine hairs, down",
"word": "blewiach"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "furry",
"translation": "furry",
"word": "blewog"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "pubic hair",
"translation": "pubic hair",
"word": "blew'r arffed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "beard",
"translation": "beard",
"word": "blew'r gên"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "in good condition",
"translation": "in good condition",
"word": "blewyn da ar"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "hairy",
"translation": "hairy",
"word": "blewynnog"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "haircloth",
"translation": "haircloth",
"word": "brethyn blew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to moult, to shed hair",
"translation": "to moult, to shed hair",
"word": "bwrw blew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "straight-talking",
"translation": "straight-talking",
"word": "di-flewyn-ar-dafod"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "straight-talking",
"translation": "straight-talking",
"word": "dim blewyn ar ei dafod"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "mohair",
"translation": "mohair",
"word": "edau flew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "hair follicle",
"translation": "hair follicle",
"word": "ffolicl blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fine hair, down",
"translation": "fine hair, down",
"word": "goflew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to mistakenly believe one sees things",
"translation": "to mistakenly believe one sees things",
"word": "gweld blew ei lygaid"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "straight-talking, outspoken",
"translation": "straight-talking, outspoken",
"word": "heb blewyn ar ei dafod"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to wander around",
"translation": "to wander around",
"word": "hel blew ceimion"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to split hairs",
"translation": "to split hairs",
"word": "hollti blew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to exaggerate, to lie",
"translation": "to exaggerate, to lie",
"word": "hollti'r blewyn yn bedwar ar ddeg"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"translation": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"word": "i'r blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "hair's breadth",
"translation": "hair's breadth",
"word": "lled blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "fur, down",
"translation": "fur, down",
"word": "manflew"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "rushlight",
"translation": "rushlight",
"word": "sbort pen blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "hair's breadth",
"translation": "hair's breadth",
"word": "trwch blewyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to draw lots",
"translation": "to draw lots",
"word": "tynnu blewyn cwta"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to provoke, to goad",
"translation": "to provoke, to goad",
"word": "tynnu blewyn o drwyn"
}
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"expansion": "Cornish blew",
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},
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},
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"2": "plùskos",
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},
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},
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"2": "*fleus",
"t": "fleece"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *fleus (“fleece”)",
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},
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"3": "*plews-",
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},
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"name": "der"
}
],
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"fishbones"
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈbleːu̯/",
"tags": [
"North-Wales"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈblɛu̯/",
"tags": [
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]
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"Welsh plural-basic nouns",
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"derived": [
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"english": "to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, to falsely economise",
"translation": "to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, to falsely economise",
"word": "achub y blewyn a cholli’r bwrn"
},
{
"english": "eyelash",
"translation": "eyelash",
"word": "amranflew"
},
{
"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"translation": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"word": "at y blewyn"
},
{
"english": "eyelashes",
"translation": "eyelashes",
"word": "blew amrant"
},
{
"word": "blew cae"
},
{
"english": "blades of grass",
"translation": "blades of grass",
"word": "blew glas"
},
{
"english": "eyelashes",
"translation": "eyelashes",
"word": "blew llygaid"
},
{
"english": "gossamer",
"translation": "gossamer",
"word": "blew Medi"
},
{
"english": "head hair",
"translation": "head hair",
"word": "blew pen"
},
{
"english": "stingers of a nettle",
"translation": "stingers of a nettle",
"word": "blew pigog"
},
{
"english": "fine hairs, down",
"translation": "fine hairs, down",
"word": "blewiach"
},
{
"english": "furry",
"translation": "furry",
"word": "blewog"
},
{
"english": "pubic hair",
"translation": "pubic hair",
"word": "blew'r arffed"
},
{
"english": "beard",
"translation": "beard",
"word": "blew'r gên"
},
{
"english": "in good condition",
"translation": "in good condition",
"word": "blewyn da ar"
},
{
"english": "hairy",
"translation": "hairy",
"word": "blewynnog"
},
{
"english": "haircloth",
"translation": "haircloth",
"word": "brethyn blew"
},
{
"english": "to moult, to shed hair",
"translation": "to moult, to shed hair",
"word": "bwrw blew"
},
{
"english": "straight-talking",
"translation": "straight-talking",
"word": "di-flewyn-ar-dafod"
},
{
"english": "straight-talking",
"translation": "straight-talking",
"word": "dim blewyn ar ei dafod"
},
{
"english": "mohair",
"translation": "mohair",
"word": "edau flew"
},
{
"english": "hair follicle",
"translation": "hair follicle",
"word": "ffolicl blewyn"
},
{
"english": "fine hair, down",
"translation": "fine hair, down",
"word": "goflew"
},
{
"english": "to mistakenly believe one sees things",
"translation": "to mistakenly believe one sees things",
"word": "gweld blew ei lygaid"
},
{
"english": "straight-talking, outspoken",
"translation": "straight-talking, outspoken",
"word": "heb blewyn ar ei dafod"
},
{
"english": "to wander around",
"translation": "to wander around",
"word": "hel blew ceimion"
},
{
"english": "to split hairs",
"translation": "to split hairs",
"word": "hollti blew"
},
{
"english": "to exaggerate, to lie",
"translation": "to exaggerate, to lie",
"word": "hollti'r blewyn yn bedwar ar ddeg"
},
{
"english": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"translation": "to a hair's breadth, precisely",
"word": "i'r blewyn"
},
{
"english": "hair's breadth",
"translation": "hair's breadth",
"word": "lled blewyn"
},
{
"english": "fur, down",
"translation": "fur, down",
"word": "manflew"
},
{
"english": "rushlight",
"translation": "rushlight",
"word": "sbort pen blewyn"
},
{
"english": "hair's breadth",
"translation": "hair's breadth",
"word": "trwch blewyn"
},
{
"english": "to draw lots",
"translation": "to draw lots",
"word": "tynnu blewyn cwta"
},
{
"english": "to provoke, to goad",
"translation": "to provoke, to goad",
"word": "tynnu blewyn o drwyn"
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Download raw JSONL data for blew meaning in Welsh (6.3kB)
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