gwyar

Welsh

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *wēsarom, from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to melt away, to flow”) compare Old Irish fi (“poison”), Latin virus (“poison, sap of plants, slimy liquid, a potent juice”), viscum (“sticky substance, birdlime”); Sanskrit विष (viṣa, “poison, poisonous”); Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬱- (viš-, “poison”) Ancient Greek ἰός (iós, “poison”), ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdlime”) Proto-Slavic *višьňa (“cherry”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊɨ̯ar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊi̯ar/

Noun

gwyar m (uncountable)

1. blood, gore

Synonyms

• gwaed

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwyar	wyar	ngwyar	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), “gwyar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies