lowarn

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish louuern, from Proto-Brythonic *llowern, from Proto-Celtic *loɸernos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- ~ *h₂ulp- (“(red) fox”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloʊarn/

Noun

lowarn m (plural lewern)

  1. fox
    Synonym: lostek
    Lebma fo an bugel medhel, an lowarn a leha an devysyow.
    Where the shepherd is slack, the fox reduces the sheep.

Derived terms

  • lowarnik (“fox cub”)
  • manek lowarn (“foxglove”)

References

  • “lowarn” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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