herwydd
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Cornish herwydh (“according to”), Breton hervez (“according to”); ultimately from a Proto-Celtic *ɸari-wid-.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛrwɨ̞ð/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːrʊi̯ð/, /ˈhɛrʊi̯ð/, /ˈhɛrwɪð/
Conjunction[edit]
herwydd
Preposition[edit]
herwydd
- (obsolete) according to
- Synonym: yn ôl
- (obsolete) regarding, concerning
- (obsolete) because of
- (obsolete) by, by means of
- Synonym: â
Derived terms[edit]
- oherwydd (“because”)
- o'r herwydd (“because of this/that”)
- yn herwydd (“according to; because of; concerning”)
Related terms[edit]
- gerfydd (“by”)