echrydu

Welsh

Etymology

From echryd (“dread, terror”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛχˈrədɨ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛχˈrədi/

Verb

echrydu (first-person singular present echrydaf)

(intransitive, with preposition rhag) to dread, to fear
Synonyms: arswydo, brawychu, dychryn

Usage notes

The conjugated forms of echrydu are not used.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
echrydu	unchanged	unchanged	hechrydu
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), “echrydu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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