blif

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːv

Verb

blif

  1. imperative of blifva

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ- (“to strike”); see Latin flīgō (“to strike down”) for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bliːv/

Noun

blif m (plural blifiau)

  1. ballista
    Synonym: magnel
  2. catapult
    Synonyms: tafl, catapwlt

Mutation

Mutated forms of blif
radical soft nasal aspirate
blif flif mlif unchanged

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

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φλίβω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1579

Further reading

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