dyfalu'n wyllt

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “to guess wildly”.

Pronunciation

Verb

dyfalu'n wyllt (first-person singular present dyfalaf yn wyllt)

  1. (idiomatic) to make a wild guess, to speculate baselessly
    Synonyms: dallgeibio, siarad ar ei gyfer
    • 1950-present, R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru [The Dictionary of the University of Wales]‎[1], dallgeibiaf: dallgeibio, page 883:
      Bwnglera, bustachu, dyfalu’n wyllt, damcaniaethu’n ddisynnwyr, siarad ar ei gyfer
      To bungle, to bumble, to speak wildly, to hypothesize senselessly, to speak beside the mark

Mutation

Mutated forms of dyfalu'n wyllt
radical soft nasal aspirate
dyfalu'n wyllt ddyfalu'n wyllt nyfalu'n wyllt unchanged

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

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