pryd

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Middle English

Noun

pryd

  1. Alternative form of pryde (“proudness”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pryd

  1. imperative of pryde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pryd

  1. imperative of pryda

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French prude. Arguably from Old French preudefemme, from preu + de + femme. Cognate of German prüde.

Adjective

pryd (comparative mer pryd, superlative mest pryd)

  1. prudish, prude, uptight (excessively adhering to (traditional, often sexual) morals, easily offended)
Usage notes

The neuter singular form is avoided. Compare words like rädd, snöd, flat, fadd, lat.

Declension
Inflection of pryd
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular pryd mer pryd mest pryd
Neuter singular prytt mer prytt mest prytt
Plural pryda mer pryda mest pryda
Masculine plural3 pryde mer pryda mest pryda
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 pryde mer pryde mest pryde
All pryda mer pryda mest pryda
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pryd

  1. imperative of pryda

References

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh pryd, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd. Cognate with Breton pred and Cornish prys.

Adverb

pryd

  1. when
Alternative forms

Noun

pryd m (plural prydau or prydiau)

  1. time (a period of time)
  2. meal, mealtime
Usage notes
  • Prydiau is used as the plural when used with the meaning "time"; prydau is used as the plural of "meal, mealtime".
Hyponyms
  • (meal): brecwast (“breakfast”), cinio (“lunch, dinner”), te (“tea”), swper (“supper, dinner”)
Derived terms
See also
  • amser (“time (in general)”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognate with Irish cruth.

Noun

pryd m (uncountable)

  1. complexion, appearance, countenance
    Synonym: golwg
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pryd
radical soft nasal aspirate
pryd bryd mhryd phryd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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