wrth fodd

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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wrth fodd

  1. delighted, in …'s element
    Gwn na fydd hyn wrth fodd pawb.
    I know that not everybody will like this.
    Mae hi wrth ei bodd ar lan y môr.
    She's in her element at the seaside.
    Roeddwn i wrth fy modd yn yr Eisteddfod.
    I loved my time at the Eisteddfod.
    Byddem wrth ein boddau.
    We would be delighted.
    • 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ruth 2:13:
      Yna hi a ddywedodd, Caffwyf ffafr yn dy olwg di, fy arglwydd; gan i ti fy nghysuro i, a chan i ti lefaru wrth fodd calon dy wasanaethferch, er nad ydwyf fel un o'th lawforynion di.
      Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to [lit. "to the delight of the heart of"] your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants."

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Further reading

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