gwawd

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs[1] and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau)

  1. (obsolete) song of praise, exaltation, eulogy
  2. (uncountable) scorn, mockery, derision
    Synonyms: gwatwar, amarch, dirmyg

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

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