gwlydd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *gwlid-.[1] Cognate with Welsh gwledd (banquet).

Adjective

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gwlydd (feminine singular gwlydd, plural gwlydd, equative gwlydded, comparative gwlyddach, superlative gwlyddaf)

  1. soft, tender
    Synonyms: meddal, bywynnaidd
  2. tender, mild, gentle
    Synonyms: tyner, tirion, llariaidd, gwâr, hynaws

Antonyms

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Noun

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gwlydd m (collective, singulative gwlyddyn)

  1. (especially soft) stalks, stems, haulm, kex
    Synonyms: callod, gwellt, gwrysg, calafau, cyrs, cecys
  2. chickweed (Cerastium and Stellaria)
  3. weeds
    Synonym: chwyn

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwlydd wlydd ngwlydd unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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