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Brehon is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Brehon in a sentence

Brehon meaning

A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.

Using Brehon

  • The main meaning on this page is: A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.

Context around Brehon

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

irish 1×

Often after:

law 1×

Sentence patterns with Brehon

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and irish brehon law describes 1× at the brehon in killarney 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by helen leaf 1× the event at 1×

Common sentence endings:

flute like instrument 1× of northern ireland 1×

Words around Brehon

Just before it in the word index:

brehmer 17 brehme 2 brehm 6 brehaut 2 breguet 2 bregoli 4

Just after it in the word index:

brei 4 breida 10 breidaks 2 breiden 5 breidenbach 4 breifly 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Brehon

  • In this selection, "brehon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irish and law stand out and add context to how "brehon" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and irish brehon law describes and at the brehon in killarney. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brehon" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brehon

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

By Helen Leaf and Irish Brehon Law describes flute like instrument. (11 words)

The event at The Brehon in Killarney will see former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, reflecting on the Good Friday Agreement and the likely impact of Brexit on the future of Northern Ireland. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

The event at The Brehon in Killarney will see former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, reflecting on the Good Friday Agreement and the likely impact of Brexit on the future of Northern Ireland. (31 words)

By Helen Leaf and Irish Brehon Law describes flute like instrument. (11 words)

Example sentences (2)

The event at The Brehon in Killarney will see former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, reflecting on the Good Friday Agreement and the likely impact of Brexit on the future of Northern Ireland.

By Helen Leaf and Irish Brehon Law describes flute like instrument.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brehon" in a sentence?
An example: "The event at The Brehon in Killarney will see former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, reflecting on the Good Friday Agreement and the likely impact of Brexit on the future of Northern Ireland." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "brehon" from authentic English texts.
What does "brehon" mean?
Brehon means: A judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.
How many example sentences with "brehon" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "brehon", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.