Re: Some new Brithenig words? Narbonosc help?

At 10:23 pm -0500 22/5/01, Eric Christopherson wrote:
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>What then is "Ach y fi!"?
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/"aX@vi/
Welsh expression showing digust or distaste.

Also occurs as:  Ych y fi /"@X@vi/

But remember that {f} in Welsh spelling is [v]. The last word is the soft
mutated form of _mi_ = I, me.  It's only a coincidence that the last word
is spelled a bit like English "fie".

The actual word expressing disgust is _ach_ or _ych_ which can occur by
itself, just like English _ugh_.  But the longer expression is more fulsome
and makes _my_ felling of disgust clear  :)

Ray.





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