byd

See also: Byd

Danish

Verb

byd

imperative of byde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byd

inflection of byda:
1. present
2. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨːd/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /biːd/
Rhymes: -ɨːd

Noun

byd m (plural bydoedd)

world

Derived terms

bydol (“worldly”)
dim byd (“nothing”)
hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
isfyd (“underworld”)
y Byd Newydd (“the New World”)
y Hen Fyd (“the Old World”)
y Henfyd (“Antiquity, the Ancient World”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *byd*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
byd	fyd	myd	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), “byd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies