echryd

Welsh

Etymology

From ech- (“out-, ex-”) +‎ cryd (“shivering, trembling”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛχrɨ̞d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɛχrɪd/

Noun

echryd m (uncountable)

1. trembling, quaking

   Synonym: cryndod

2. dread, terror, horror

   Synonyms: arswyd, braw, dychryn

Derived terms

• echrydu (“to dread”)
• echrydus (“dreadful, fearsome”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
echryd	unchanged	unchanged	hechryd
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), “echryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies