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brehon

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From an Anglicized oblique form (such as genitive singular breitheamhan or dative singular breitheamhain) of Irish breitheamh, from Old Irish brithem, from breth (“judgment”).

noun brehons

Ireland, historical A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland. [T]he brehon handed him a hilted weapon, a rare and ancient sword named Hrunting.

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@misc{brehon_2026,
  title = {brehon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brehon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}