marw

marw

1. Alternative form of marow

From Proto-Brythonic *marw, from Proto-Celtic *marwos, ultimately from the root *mer- (“to die”).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmarʊ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)ru/
• Rhymes: -arʊ

marw (feminine singular marw, plural meirw, equative marwed, comparative marwach, superlative marwaf)

1. dead
2. lifeless

• marwddanadl, marddanadl (“deadnettle”)
• y Môr Marw (“the Dead Sea”)
• marwdon (“dandruff”)

marw m (plural meirw or meirwon)

1. dead

• marwol (“mortal, deathly”)
• (medieval, legal): marwdy (“the return of an intestate lord's property to the king”)

marw (invariable)

1. to die

   Synonyms: aballu, trengi

Like byw, marw is only ever used in periphrastic constructions.

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