echryd

Welsh

Etymology

From ech- (out-, ex-) + cryd (shivering, trembling).

Pronunciation

Noun

echryd m (uncountable)

  1. trembling, quaking
    Synonym: cryndod
  2. dread, terror, horror
    Synonyms: arswyd, braw, dychryn

Derived terms

Mutation

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