crwydro

Welsh

Etymology

From crwydr (“wandering, roving, roaming”) +‎ -o.

Verb

crwydro (first-person singular present crwydraf)

  1. to wander, roam, stroll, gad about
  2. to spend to no purpose
  3. to stray, go astray, err, deviate
    Mae hynny'n crwydro ychydig yn bellach oddi wrth y ddadl nag a ddymunaswn.
    That is straying a little further from the debate than I would have liked.
  4. to digress

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crwydro grwydro nghrwydro chrwydro
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), “crwydro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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