hwerthin

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish hwerthin, from Proto-Brythonic *hwėrðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *swaryeti. Cognate with Breton c'hoarzhin and Welsh chwerthin.

Verb

hwerthin

1. to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwerthin

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	hwarthav	hwerthydh	hwerth	hwerthyn	hwerthowgh	hwerthons	hwerthir
	preterite	hwerthis	hwerthsys	hwarthas	hwerthsyn	hwerthsowgh	hwarthsons	hwerthas
	imperfect	hwerthyn	hwerthys	hwerthi	hwerthyn	hwerthewgh	hwerthens	hwerthys
	pluperfect	hwarthsen	hwarthses	hwarthsa	hwarthsen	hwarthsewgh	hwarthsens	hwarthsys
subjunctive	present/future	hwerthiv	hwerthi	hwartho	hwerthyn	hwerthowgh	hwarthons	hwerther
	imperfect	hwarthen	hwarthes	hwartha	hwarthen	hwarthewgh	hwarthens	hwarthys
imperative		-	hwarth	hwerthes	hwerthyn	hwerthewgh	hwerthens	-
non-finite forms		present participle		ow hwerthin	verbal adjective		hwerthys

Derived terms

• hwarth (“laugh, laughter”, noun)
• hwarthus (“funny, humorous”)
• hwarthuster (“humour”)
• hwerthvil (“hyena”)