crŷn

See also: cryn

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from crynu (“to shiver, to tremble”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /krɨːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kriːn/

Noun

crŷn m (uncountable)

1. shivering, trembling

Derived terms

• daeargryn (“earthquake, tremor”)
• digryn (“fearless, intrepid, unwavering”)
• dychryn (“to frighten; fright, terror”)

Verb

crŷn

1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of crynu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crŷn	grŷn	nghrŷn	chrŷn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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