bendigedig

Welsh

FWOTD – 27 February 2022

Etymology

From bendigo (“to bless”) +‎ -edig.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌbɛndɪˈɡɛdɪɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌbɛndɪˈɡeːdɪɡ/, /ˌbɛndɪˈɡɛdɪɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdɪɡ

Adjective

bendigedig (feminine singular bendigedig, plural bendigedigion, equative mor fendigedig, comparative mwy bendigedig, superlative mwyaf bendigedig)

1. blessed
   • 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan‎^[1], Ioan 12:13:

     Hwy a gymmerasant geingciau o’r palmwŷdd, ac a aethant allan i gyfarfod ag ef, ac a lefasant, Hosanna, *bendigedic yw 'r neb sydd yn dyfod yn enw yr Arglwydd, yn Frenin ar Israel.

     They took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

   • 1588-1620, “Sant Ioan 12:13”, in William Morgan, transl., edited by William Parry and John Davies, Mallwyd, Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lan, sef yr Hen Destament a’r Newydd‎^[2]; republished London, 1804:

     A gymmerasant gangau o’r palmwydd, ac a aethant allan i gyfarfod âg ef, ac a lefasant, Hosanna: Bendigedig yw Brenhin Israel, yr hwn sydd yn dyfod yn enw yr Arglwydd.

     [they] took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

2. excellent, fantastic, splendid, lovely
   • 2020 February 28, BBC Cymru Fyw‎^[3]:

     Roedd y gwanwyn mor fendigedig ac mi roddodd gyfle i ni sylwi ar y gwanwyn go iawn a pan dwi'n edrych yn ôl, roedd o fel dyddiau euraidd - bod adra bob dydd trwy'r dydd, a dod i nabod yr ardal a'r cymdogion a gallu stopio a rhoi amser i bobl.

     The spring was so lovely here and it provided the opportunity for us to really notice spring and when I look back, they were halcyon days - being home all day every day, and getting to know the area and the neighbours and being able to stop and give time to people.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bendigedig	fendigedig	mendigedig	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bendigedig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies