pryan

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cornish pri (“clay”), possibly + -an (adjective-forming suffix) with later nominalization. Not, however, derived from Cornish prien (“clay ground”), which is itself a borrowing of pryan from English.[1]

Noun

pryan (uncountable)

  1. (Cornwall, originally mining) A soft, white clay.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Cornish: prien

References

  1. ^ “pryan, noun.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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