annwyd

Middle Welsh

Noun

annwyd m

  1. Alternative spelling of annwyt

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalH-prothesis
annwytunchangedunchangedhannwyt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From an- (“un-, not”) + an unattested *wyd (“heat, passion”), the latter component from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, raging”), literally "not heated or passionate". Compare Sanskrit वात (vāta, “assailed”).[1][2]

An earlier theory by Emile Ernault suggested a compound of an- (“intensive prefix, in-”) +‎ gwynt (“wind”), literally “wind on”, comparing to Sanskrit वात (vāta, “wind”); however, a rhyme in the Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin yn y Bedd (The Diffused Song of Merlin in the Grave) suggests that *anwoed was the original form of the term, making Ernault's etymology less conceivable, and leading to the first etymology given above.

Cognate with Middle Cornish anwos, anwys, Middle Breton anuoet, anoued.

Noun

annwyd m (plural anwydau or anwydydd or anwydon or anwydion)

  1. cold (illness)
    Mae annwyd arna i. ― I have a cold. (literally, “There is a cold upon me.”)
  2. coldness, chill
Usage notes
  • Annwyd is a temporary state, and so, like many other illness words in Welsh, it is used in combination with ar (“on, upon”).
See also

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh annwyt.

Noun

annwyd m (plural anwydau)

  1. nature, disposition

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
annwyd unchanged unchanged hannwyd
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), “annwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  1. Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, volume 15, Wales: University of Wales Press, 1952-4, pages 122-3
  2. Édouard Bachellery (1956) “Sommaire. - Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies, vol. XV et XVI”, in Études celtiques‎, volume 7, number 2, Paris, France: Études celtiques, archived from the original on 23 February 2024, page 467
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