brys

From Proto-Brythonic *brɨd from Proto-Celtic *britis

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. mind
2. intention

brys m (plural brysyow)

1. womb, uterus

brys

1. passive form of bry

brys

1. indefinite genitive singular of bry

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /brɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /briːs/
• Rhymes: -ɨːs

Cognate with Irish bras (“swift”) and Latin festīnus (“swift”).^[1] Note also Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē- (“seethe, toss about, cook”).

brys m (uncountable)

1. speed, haste
2. urgency

• allanfa frys (“emergency exit”)
• ar frys (“in a hurry”)
• gwasanaethau brys (“emergency services”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

brys

1. Soft mutation of prys.