eythin

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish eithin, from Old Cornish eythinen sg, from Proto-Celtic *axtīnā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-stí-, enlargement of *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Welsh eithin, Breton bezhin, and Irish aiteann.

Noun

eythin f (collective, singulative eythinen)

  1. furze, gorse
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