gwrm

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwrwm

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gurm, from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, cognate with Cornish gorm (“dark brown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊrm/

Adjective

gwrm (feminine singular gwrm, plural gwrm, equative gwrmed, comparative gwrmach, superlative gwrmaf)

1. (obsolete) brown, dark-brown, dusky

Derived terms

• gwrmseirch (“dark blue armour or harness, horse trappings”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwrm	wrm	ngwrm	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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