gorwydd

Welsh


Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *uɸorēdos.

Noun

gorwydd m (plural gorwyddawr or gorwyddod)

  1. horse, steed

Etymology 2

From gor- (“over-, super-, hyper-”) +‎ gwŷdd (“woods, forest, tree(s”).

Noun

gorwydd m (plural gorwyddawr or gorwyddod)

  1. edge or border of woodland or forest

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gorwydd orwydd ngorwydd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “gorwydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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