cryd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crid, from Old Welsh crit, from Proto-Celtic *kritos. Cognate with Old Irish crith.

Pronunciation

Noun

cryd m (plural crydiau)

  1. shivering, trembling
    Synonyms: cryndod, ysgryd, ias, crŷn, rhyndod
  2. fever
    Synonym: twymyn

Derived terms

  • crydu (“to shake, to tremble”)
  • crydlys (“pick-a-back plant”)
  • crydwellt (“quaking grass”)
  • echryd (“terror, dread”)
  • ysgryd (“shiver, shudder”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cryd
radical soft nasal aspirate
cryd gryd nghryd chryd

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), “cryd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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