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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Celtic *wēdos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”); cognate with Old Irish fíad (“in front of, in the presence of”).
Noun
gŵydd m (uncountable)
- presence, face
Etymology 2
From Middle Welsh guit, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Breton gwaz, Cornish goth, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).
Noun
gŵydd f (plural gwyddau)
- goose (grazing waterfowl)
- (figuratively) simpleton
- (tailor's) goose, goose iron
- rod connecting each of the cradle-teeth of a scythe to the stock and acting as a support
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gŵydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies