breinn

Manx

adjective
Definitions
  • nasty, foul
  • rotten, rancid, putrid
  • smelly, fetid, malodorous
  • loathsome, offensive
  • film blue
  • pestilential

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish brén (putrid, rotten, stinking) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bragnos (rotten, foul, faul) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (have a strong odour, smell, stink, flatulate).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰreHg-

Gloss

have a strong odour, smell, stink, flatulate

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

嗅

Emoji
🐽 👃

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