byd

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Danish

Verb

byd

imperative of byde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byd

inflection of byda:
1. present
2. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨːd/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /biːd/
Rhymes: -ɨːd

Noun

byd m (plural bydoedd)

world

Derived terms

dim byd (“nothing”)
Byd Newydd (“New World”)
hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
isfyd (“underworld”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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