byd
Danish edit
Verb edit
byd
- imperative of byde
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
byd
- inflection of byda:
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /bɨːd/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /biːd/
- Rhymes: -ɨːd
Noun edit
byd m (plural bydoedd)
Derived terms edit
- dim byd (“nothing”)
- Byd Newydd (“New World”)
- hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
- isfyd (“underworld”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| byd | fyd | myd | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- 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