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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh syfrdan, from Proto-Celtic *s(t)umrVtanos, which has a shape so bizarre it defies further etymology. Cognate to Breton saouzan (“surprise”) and Cornish sowdhanas (“to surprise”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
syfrdan (feminine singular syfrdan, plural syfrdan, equative mor syfrdan, comparative mwy syfrdan, superlative mwyaf syfrdan, not mutable)
- dazed, stunned
- giddy, dizzy
Derived terms
- syfrdanod (“astonishment, amazement”)
- syfrdanol (“stunning, astounding, amazing”)
- syfrdanu (“to stun, to daze; to astonish, to amaze”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “syfrdan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies