crwydro
Welsh
Etymology
From crwydr (“wandering, roving, roaming”) + -o
Verb
crwydro (first-person singular present crwydraf)
- to wander, roam, stroll, gad about
- to spend to no purpose
- to stray, go astray, err, deviate
- Mae hynny'n crwydro ychydig yn bellach oddi wrth y ddadl nag a ddymunaswn.
- That is straying a little further from the debate than I would have liked.
- to digress
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crwydro | grwydro | nghrwydro | chrwydro |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwydro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies