gwawd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs[1] and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwau̯d/

Noun

gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau)

  1. (obsolete) song of praise, exaltation, eulogy
  2. (uncountable) scorn, mockery, derision
    Synonyms: gwatwar, amarch, dirmyg

Derived terms
  • gwawdio (“to mock, to deride”)
  • gwawdlun (“caricature”)
  • gwawdlyd (“mocking, scornful”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwawd wawd ngwawd unchanged
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), “gwawd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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