simsanu

Welsh

Etymology

From simsan +‎ -u.

Verb

simsanu (first-person singular present simsanaf, not mutable)

  1. to sway, to totter, to teeter
    Synonym: gwegian
  2. to hesitate, to waver, to vacillate
    Synonyms: anwadalu, petruso

Conjugation
Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future simsanaf simseni simsana simsanwn simsenwch, simsanwch simsanant simsenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional		 simsanwn simsanit simsanai simsanem simsanech simsanent simsenid
preterite simsenais simsenaist simsanodd simsanasom simsanasoch simsanasant simsanwyd
pluperfect simsanaswn simsanasit simsanasai simsanasem simsanasech simsanasent simsanasid, simsanesid
present subjunctive simsanwyf simsenych simsano simsanom simsanoch simsanont simsaner
imperative — simsana simsaned simsanwn simsenwch, simsanwch simsanent simsaner
verbal noun simsanu
verbal adjectives simsanedig
simsanadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
Inflected colloquial forms singular plural
first second third first second third
future simsana i, simsanaf i simsani di simsanith o/e/hi, simsaniff e/hi simsanwn ni simsanwch chi simsanan nhw
conditional simsanwn i, simsanswn i simsanet ti, simsanset ti simsanai fo/fe/hi, simsansai fo/fe/hi simsanen ni, simsansen ni simsanech chi, simsansech chi simsanen nhw, simsansen nhw
preterite simsanais i, simsanes i simsanaist ti, simsanest ti simsanodd o/e/hi simsanon ni simsanoch chi simsanon nhw
imperative — simsana — — simsanwch —
Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “simsanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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