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Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *gurm, from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, cognate with Cornish gorm (“dark brown”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gwrm (feminine singular gwrm, plural gwrm, equative gwrmed, comparative gwrmach, superlative gwrmaf)
- (obsolete) brown, dark-brown, dusky
Derived terms
- gwrmseirch (“dark blue armour or harness, horse trappings”)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwrm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies