gwawd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwau̯d/

Noun

gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau)

1. (obsolete) song of praise, exaltation, eulogy
2. (uncountable) scorn, mockery, derision

   Synonyms: gwatwar, amarch, dirmyg

Derived terms

• gwawdio (“to mock, to deride”)
• gwawdlun (“caricature”)
• gwawdlyd (“mocking, scornful”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwawd	wawd	ngwawd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.