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gŵydd

gŵydd

See also: gwŷdd

Welsh

Noun

gŵydd m

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

Terms derived from gŵydd

croen gŵydd ‎(“goose-flesh”)
gŵydd Americanaidd ‎(“toucan”)
gŵydd dalcen-wen ‎(“white-fronted goose”)
gŵydd ddu ‎(“Brent goose”)

gŵydd dorchawg, gŵydd Ganada ‎(“Canada goose”)
gŵydd droedbinc ‎(“pink-footed goose”)
gŵydd frongoch, gŵydd fronrudd#Welsh|gŵydd fronrudd]]]] ‎(“red-breasted goose”)

gŵydd wyllt ‎(“wild goose, grey lag goose”)
gŵydd wyran, gŵydd y môr ‎(“barnacle goose”)
gŵydd yr Aifft ‎(“Egyptian or Nile goose”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gŵydd	ŵydd	ngŵydd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“gŵydd” in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru.