crwydro
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From crwydr (“wandering, roving, roaming”) + -o.
Verb
[edit]crwydro (first-person singular present crwydraf)
- to wander, roam, stroll, gad about
- to spend to no purpose
- to stray, go astray, err, deviate
- Mae hynny'n crwydro ychydig yn bellach oddi wrth y ddadl nag a ddymunaswn.
- That is straying a little further from the debate than I would have liked.
- to digress
Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
crwydro | grwydro | nghrwydro | chrwydro |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwydro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies