gorwedd

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gorweð; cognate with Cornish growethe, Middle Breton gouruez, modern Breton gourvez.

Pronunciation

Verb

gorwedd (first-person singular present gorweddaf)

  1. to lie down

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gorweddaf gorweddi gorwedd, gorwedda gorweddwn gorweddwch gorweddant gorweddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional 		gorweddwn gorweddit gorweddai gorweddem gorweddech gorweddent gorweddid
preterite gorweddais gorweddaist gorweddodd gorweddasom gorweddasoch gorweddasant gorweddwyd
pluperfect gorweddaswn gorweddasit gorweddasai gorweddasem gorweddasech gorweddasent gorweddasid, gorweddesid
present subjunctive gorweddwyf gorweddych gorweddo gorweddom gorweddoch gorweddont gorwedder
imperative — gorwedd, gorwedda gorwedded gorweddwn gorweddwch gorweddent gorwedder
verbal noun gorwedd
verbal adjectives gorweddedig
gorweddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future gorwedda i, gorweddaf i gorweddi di gorweddith o/e/hi, gorweddiff e/hi gorweddwn ni gorweddwch chi gorweddan nhw
conditional gorweddwn i, gorweddswn i gorweddet ti, gorweddset ti gorweddai fo/fe/hi, gorweddsai fo/fe/hi gorwedden ni, gorweddsen ni gorweddech chi, gorweddsech chi gorwedden nhw, gorweddsen nhw
preterite gorweddais i, gorweddes i gorweddaist ti, gorweddest ti gorweddodd o/e/hi gorweddon ni gorweddoch chi gorweddon nhw
imperative — gorwedda — — gorweddwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gorwedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
gorwedd orwedd ngorwedd unchanged

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), “gorweddaf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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