Where does “brith gof” come from?

brith gof (Welsh) comes from Welsh cof, from Middle Welsh cof — memory.

brith gof (Welsh): a vague recollection

Definitions

  1. a vague recollection

Ancestry of “brith gof”, step by step

brith gof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh cof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcofmemory
2Middle Welshcofmemory

via Welsh brith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbrithmottled, speckled, brindled; grey
2Old Welshbrith—
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