beius

Middle Welsh

Etymology

bei +‎ -us

Adjective

beius

  1. blameworthy

Descendants

  • Welsh: beius

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh beius. Analysable as bai (“fault”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

beius (feminine singular beius, plural beius, comparative mwy beius, equative mor feius, superlative mwyaf beius)

  1. faulty, defective
    Synonyms: gwallus, diffygiol
  2. erroneous, wrong
    Synonym: anghywir
  3. (archaic) at fault, blameworthy
    Synonyms: ar fai, euog

Mutation

Mutated forms of beius
radical soft nasal aspirate
beius feius meius unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “beius”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “beius”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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