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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh prydyð, from Proto-Celtic *kʷritiyos (“shaper, former”) (whence Primitive Irish ᚊᚏᚔᚈᚈᚔ (qritti)), from *kʷritus (“form, shape”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”). Compare also pryd (“form, appearance”) and Old Irish cruth (“form, shape, appearance”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prydydd m (plural prydyddion)
- the highest grade of poet in Pre-Norman Wales
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), “prydydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies