hwrdd

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Welsh

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hwrdd

Etymology

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Possibly related to hwrdd (violent push, thrust, blow); the latter is thought to derive from an earlier *sor-d-, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to flow). Cognate with Cornish hordh.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hwrdd m (plural hyrddod, diminutive hyrddyn, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) a ram, a male sheep
    Synonym: maharen
  2. a battering ram
    Synonyms: hwrddbeiriant, hwrdd rhyfel, magnel hwrdd
  3. a rammer
  4. a grayling, Thymallus thymallus
    Synonym: cangen las
  5. an idiot

Derived terms

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Further reading

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