brawychu

Welsh

Etymology

From braw (fright, terror) +‎ -ychu.

Verb

brawychu (first-person singular present brawychaf)

  1. (intransitive) to fear, to be frightened
    Synonyms: dychryn, arswydo, ofni
  2. (transitive) to frighten, to terrify
    Synonym: dychryn
  3. (transitive) to terrorise

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future brawychaf brawychi brawycha brawychwn brawychwch brawychant brawychir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
brawychwn brawychit brawychai brawychem brawychech brawychent brawychid
preterite brawychais brawychaist brawychodd brawychasom brawychasoch brawychasant brawychwyd
pluperfect brawychaswn brawychasit brawychasai brawychasem brawychasech brawychasent brawychasid, brawychesid
present subjunctive brawychwyf brawychych brawycho brawychom brawychoch brawychont brawycher
imperative brawycha brawyched brawychwn brawychwch brawychent brawycher
verbal noun brawychu
verbal adjectives brawychedig
brawychadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future brawycha i,
brawychaf i
brawychi di brawychith o/e/hi,
brawychiff e/hi
brawychwn ni brawychwch chi brawychan nhw
conditional brawychwn i,
brawychswn i
brawychet ti,
brawychset ti
brawychai fo/fe/hi,
brawychsai fo/fe/hi
brawychen ni,
brawychsen ni
brawychech chi,
brawychsech chi
brawychen nhw,
brawychsen nhw
preterite brawychais i,
brawyches i
brawychaist ti,
brawychest ti
brawychodd o/e/hi brawychon ni brawychoch chi brawychon nhw
imperative brawycha brawychwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brawychu
radical soft nasal aspirate
brawychu frawychu mrawychu unchanged

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

Further reading

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