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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From llwgu (“to starve”) + -lyd.
Adjective
llwglyd (feminine singular llwglyd, plural llwglyd, equative mor lwglyd, comparative mwy llwglyd, superlative mwyaf llwglyd)
- starving, famished
- (North Wales) hungry
- Synonyms: newynog, newynllyd
Etymology 2
From llwg (“scurvy”) + -lyd.
Adjective
llwglyd (feminine singular llwglyd, plural llwglyd, equative mor lwglyd, comparative mwy llwglyd, superlative mwyaf llwglyd)
- (dermatology) scurfy, having scurf
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), “llwglyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies