gwrych

Welsh

Etymology

Compare Old Irish friuch (“boar's bristles”).

Noun

gwrych m (plural gwrychau or gwrychoedd or gwrychod)

1. hedge; enclosure

   Synonyms: perth, clawdd

Noun

gwrych m (collective, singulative gwrychyn)

1. bristles

Derived terms

• gwrychell
• gwrychog, gwrychlyd (“bristly”)
• gwrychredyn (“shield ferns, sword ferns”)
• llwyd y gwrych (“hedge sparrow, dunnock”)

Related terms

• gwreichion

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwrych	wrych	ngwrych	unchanged
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), “gwrych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies