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porthi

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔrθi/

“porthi” is a Welsh word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to nourish, to feed, to sustain
  2. to sustain, to support
  3. to eat, to feed (on)

Etymology

From Middle Welsh porthy, from Proto-Brythonic *porθọd, from Latin portō (“to carry”). Cognate with Cornish perthi (“to tolerate”).

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