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Welsh word

ofn

fear

nounmasculine/ɔvn/

ofn means “fear” in Welsh and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ɔvn/.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formofn
Treiglad Llaes a H-prothesishofn
H-prothesishofn

ofn in context

Mae arna' i gymaint o ofn.

I am so afraid.

B1

Fel y nodais, nid oes arnom ofn bod yn feiddgar ac yn uchelgeisiol mewn perthynas â hyn.

As I've set out, we are not afraid to be bold and ambitious on this.

C1

Roedd yn deyrngar i Lafur Cymru, ond nid oedd yn ofn lleisio ei farn o fewn ac, o bryd i'w gilydd, y tu allan i gyfarfodydd grŵp.

He was loyal to Welsh Labour, but not afraid to speak his mind within and, from time to time, outside group meetings.

B2

Dydw i ddim, mae gen i ofn, yn mynd i dderbyn eich argymhelliad na'ch gofyniad i ni roi unrhyw ddiwygiadau i hwn.

I'm not, I'm afraid, going to accept your recommendation or ask that we put any reforms into this.

B2

Rydym ni wedi siarad mor aml dros y blynyddoedd yma am ynysu cymdeithasol, ac ofn pobl o fynd allan.

We've talked so often over the years here about social isolation, and people's fear of going out.

C1

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