siwrwd
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English sordes. Doublet of sorod (“dregs, dross”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃʊrʊd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːrʊd/, /ˈʃʊrʊd/
Noun
[edit]siwrwd pl (no singulative, not mutable)
- fragments, smithereens
- dross, dregs, rubbish
- Synonyms: sorod, gwaelodion
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “siwrwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies