dychryn

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • dychrynu (verb)

Etymology

From dy- +‎ crŷn (“trembling, shaking”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dychryn (first-person singular present dychrynaf)

  1. (intransitive) to fear, to be frightened
    Synonyms: ofni, arswydo
  2. (transitive) to frighten, to scare
    Synonym: brawychu

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future dychrynaf dychryni dychryn, dychryna dychrynwn dychrynwch dychrynant dychrynir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 dychrynwn dychrynit dychrynai dychrynem dychrynech dychrynent dychrynid
preterite dychrynais dychrynaist dychrynodd dychrynasom dychrynasoch dychrynasant dychrynwyd
pluperfect dychrynaswn dychrynasit dychrynasai dychrynasem dychrynasech dychrynasent dychrynasid, dychrynesid
present subjunctive dychrynwyf dychrynych dychryno dychrynom dychrynoch dychrynont dychryner
imperative — dychryn, dychryna dychryned dychrynwn dychrynwch dychrynent dychryner
verbal noun dychryn
verbal adjectives dychrynedig
dychrynadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future dychryna i, dychrynaf i dychryni di dychrynith o/e/hi, dychryniff e/hi dychrynwn ni dychrynwch chi dychrynan nhw
conditional dychrynwn i, dychrynswn i dychrynet ti, dychrynset ti dychrynai fo/fe/hi, dychrynsai fo/fe/hi dychrynen ni, dychrynsen ni dychrynech chi, dychrynsech chi dychrynen nhw, dychrynsen nhw
preterite dychrynais i, dychrynes i dychrynaist ti, dychrynest ti dychrynodd o/e/hi dychrynon ni dychrynoch chi dychrynon nhw
imperative — dychryna — — dychrynwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

Noun

dychryn m (plural dychryniadau)

  1. fright, terror, fear
    Synonyms: braw, arswyd, ofn

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