The word bâr
I'm getting conflicting information for the word bâr as far as the meaning "anger" goes. ChatGPT tells me it's archaic, but Wiktionary or geiriadur.uwtsd.ac.uk seems to indicate it may be a current meaning. Can anyone tell me is it used much nowadays for "anger"?
10 comments · 59% upvoted · other discussions
Aha! I use bâr colloquially (south Ceredigion) as bêr, in the phrase “chwarae bêr ar…”, meaning to fluster, to annoy, to inconvenience, to make feeling bad — as in:
“Mae’r tabledi ‘na yn chwarae bêr ar fy mola i”.
It is only in the context of this phrase in which I use it, and I’ve never heard it used otherwise.
I’ve never looked it up either until reading this post, but have occasionally wondered about its meaning. My occasional curiosity has been answered. Diolch!
everybodyoutofthepoo [OP] 1 points · 8d ago
That answers my query thanks!