Menapian verbs: wniudh

Etymology

From Middle Menapian wniudh, from Old Menapian wyniudh, from Primitive Menapian gwɪnɨd ("to kill"), from Proto-Brythonic gwėnɨd ("to kill; to strike"), from Proto-Celtic *gʷaneti ("to kill; to strike; to wound; to slay"). Cognate with Welsh gwanu ("to kill"), Breton gwanañ ("to kill"), Cornish gwana ("to kill"), Irish goin ("to wound; to stab; to sting; to hurt"), Scottish Gaelic goin ("to wound; to stab; to sting; to hurt").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɨð/

Note: some dialects labialise the start of the word.

Definition

Verb

wniudh

1. to kill, to murder.

   Wnish oe!

   You killed him!

Conjugation

• Infinitive: wnuidh

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