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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh amrwt, from Proto-Celtic *an- (“un-”) + *brutus (“boiling heat”) (compare Old Irish bruth), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. By surface analysis, an- (“un-”) + brwd (“boiled, heated”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
amrwd (feminine singular amrwd, plural amrwd, not comparable)
- raw, uncooked
- crude, primitive
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amrwd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies