siwrwd
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English sordes. Doublet of sorod (“dregs, dross”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊrʊd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːrʊd/, /ˈʃʊrʊd/
Noun[edit]
siwrwd pl (not mutable)
- fragments, smithereens
- dross, dregs, rubbish
- Synonyms: sorod, gwaelodion
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siwrwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies