crafanc

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh crauanc, from Proto-Celtic *kruwankos, a compound of *kruwos (“hoof”) + *ankos (“bent”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

crafanc f or m (plural crafangau or crafancau)

  1. claw, talon
  2. paw

Derived terms
  • crafangu (“to claw”)
  • crafanc y frân (“crowfoot, buttercup”)
  • crafanc y gwr drŵg (“couch-grass”)
  • crafanc y llew (“monkshood”)
  • crafanc yr arth (“bear's foot, stinking hellebore”)
  • morthwyl crafanc (“claw-hammer”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crafanc grafanc nghrafanc chrafanc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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