bresel

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *brestel, from Proto-Celtic *brestā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“burst, break, crack”) (compare Proto-Germanic *brestaną, whence English burst). Cognate with Breton brezel.

Noun

bresel m (plural breselyow)

  1. dispute, war

Derived terms

  • breselek (“military”, adjective)
  • breseler, breselores (“militant”)
  • breseli (“go to war”, verb)
  • breselyans (“warfare”)

Verb

bresel

  1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of breseli
  2. second-person singular imperative of breseli

Mutation

Mutation of bresel
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
bresel vresel unchanged presel fresel vresel

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

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