crwydr

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Old Welsh cruitr (winnowing tool), from Proto-Brythonic *kruɨdr, from Proto-Celtic *kreitros (sieve), from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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crwydr m (plural crwydrau)

  1. a wandering, roving, roaming

Derived terms

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  • crwydrad (wandering, errant, vagrant, straying)
  • crwydredig (wandering, vagrant, roving; stray; tramped by vagabonds)
  • crwydro (to wander, roam, stroll, gad about; to spend to no purpose; to stray, go astray, err, deviate; to digress)
  • crwydrol (wandering, vagrant, roving, nomadic, migratory; erring)
  • crwydrus (wandering, vagrant, vagabond, roaming; erring, loose, profligate; poor, needy)
  • crwydrwr (wanderer, vagrant, vagabond, rover, nomad; one who has erred or gone astray)
  • crwydryn, crwydren (wanderer, vagrant, vagabond, tramp, straggler)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of crwydr
radical soft nasal aspirate
crwydr grwydr nghrwydr chrwydr

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

References

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