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Welsh
Etymology
Proto-Celtic *ariskʷend- from *ari- + *skʷend- (“to go down”), from Proto-Indo-European *skend- (“to jump, dart, climb, scale, scan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
erchwyn m or f (plural erchwynion or erchwynnau)
- bedside
- edge, side, border
Usage notes
This noun is masculine in North Wales and feminine in the South. It tends only to be used now in the phrases wrth erchwyn y gwely (“at the beside”) and wrth erchwyn gwely (“at a bedside, at the bedside of”).
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “erchwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies