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Welsh
Etymology 1
From dar- + bod (“to be”).
Verb
darfod (first-person singular present darfyddaf)
- to cease, to expire
- Synonyms: diweddu, gorffen, cwblhau, terfynu
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Reformulation of etymology 1, possibly via the phrasal verb darfod rhwng (“to quarrel”).
Verb
darfod (first-person singular present darfodaf)
- Alternative form of darfodi (“to quarrel”)
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “darfod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies