bwyd

Middle Welsh

Noun

bwyd m

1. alternative spelling of bwyt (“food”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwyd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwyd	uwyd / vwyd	mwyd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bwyt, from Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /buːɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /bʊi̯d/
• Rhymes: -uːɨ̯d

Noun

bwyd m (plural bwydydd)

1. food

Derived terms

• borefwyd (“morning meal, breakfast”)
• bwyd cyflym (“fast food”)
• bwydo (“to feed”)
• bwyta (“to eat”)
• bwyty (“restaurant, eatery”)
• pryd o fwyd (“meal”)
• tŷ bwyta (“restaurant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwyd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwyd	fwyd	mwyd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bwyd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies