gordd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh orð (with g added in nonleniting environments), from Proto-Brythonic *orð (whence also Old Breton ord, modern Breton horzh (“sledgehammer”), and the demonym Ordo-vices), from Proto-Celtic *ordos (whence also Old Irish ord). Connections outside Celtic are uncertain, but it may be related to Old Armenian ուռն (uṙn, “hammer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔrð/

Noun

gordd f (plural gyrdd)

1. hammer, mallet, sledgehammer
2. churn staff
3. one of the fulling stocks or beetles in a fulling mill

Derived terms

• gorddio (“to hammer”)
• dan yr ordd (“under criticism”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gordd	ordd	ngordd	unchanged
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), “gordd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies