Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From tyde (time) +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tydy

  1. timely, prompt
  2. excellent, adept, noble
  3. healthy, fertile

Descendants

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  • English: tidy
  • Scots: tidy

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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  • Despite being written as y, the final vowel here is /i/ all parts of Wales.

Verb

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tydy

  1. (colloquial, Northern Welsh) third-person singular present negative of bod
    Tydy o'm yn ddoniol.
    He isn't funny.