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*''-wŋ'' is a suffix meaning "a person associated with [noun] or who does [verb]" (unknown origin). | *''-wŋ'' is a suffix meaning "a person associated with [noun] or who does [verb]" (unknown origin). | ||
**''britswŋ'' means 'speaker (a person who speaks)', from ''brits'' 'to speak; speech'. | **''britswŋ'' means 'speaker (a person who speaks)', from ''brits'' 'to speak; speech'. | ||
**'' | **''trovihwŋ'' means 'vegetarian' (from ''trovih'' 'vegetarianism'). | ||
**''sbwiþwŋ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.) | **''sbwiþwŋ'' means '<i>sbwiþ</i> player'. (A ''sbwiþ'' is a plucked string instrument with 18-22 sympathetic strings.) | ||