gŵydd

See also: gwŷdd

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡuːɨ̯ð/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡʊi̯ð/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh gwyð, from Proto-Celtic *wēdos, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”); cognate with Old Irish fíad (“in front of, in the presence of”).

Noun

gŵydd m (uncountable)

presence, face

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh guit, from Proto-Celtic *gezdā; cognate with Breton gwaz, Cornish goth, Middle Irish géd (Irish gé).

Noun

gŵydd f (plural gwyddau)

goose (grazing waterfowl)
(figuratively) simpleton
(tailor's) goose, goose iron
rod connecting each of the cradle-teeth of a scythe to the stock and acting as a support

Derived terms

croen gŵydd (“goose-flesh”)
gŵydd Americanaidd (“toucan”)
gŵydd dalcen-wen (“white-fronted goose”)
gŵydd dorchawg, gŵydd Ganada (“Canada goose”)
gŵydd droedbinc (“pink-footed goose”)
gŵydd ddu (“Brent goose”)
gŵydd frongoch, gŵydd fronrudd (“red-breasted goose”)
gŵydd wyllt (“wild goose, greylag goose”)
gŵydd wyran, gŵydd y môr (“barnacle goose”)
gŵydd y weilgi (“gannet”)
gŵydd yr Aifft (“Egyptian goose or Nile goose”)
gwylanwydd (“gannet”)

Mutation

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References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gŵydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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