hirfys
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hir (“long”) + bys (“finger”).
Noun
[edit]hirfys m (plural hirfysedd, not mutable)
- middle finger
- Synonym: bys canol
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hirfys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies