annwyd

Middle Welsh

Noun

annwyd m

1. Alternative spelling of annwyt

Mutation

Mutated forms of annwyt

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
annwyt	unchanged	unchanged	hannwyt

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈanʊɨ̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈanʊi̯d/

Etymology 1

From an- (“un-, not”) + an unattested *wyd (“heat, passion”), the latter component from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, raging”), literally "not heated or passionate". Compare Sanskrit वात (vāta, “assailed”).

An earlier theory by Emile Ernault suggested a compound of an- (“intensive prefix, in-”) +‎ gwynt (“wind”), literally “wind on”, comparing to Sanskrit वात (vāta, “wind”); however, a rhyme in the Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin yn y Bedd (The Diffused Song of Merlin in the Grave) suggests that *anwoed was the original form of the term, making Ernault's etymology less conceivable, and leading to the first etymology given above.

Cognate with Middle Cornish anwos, anwys, Middle Breton anuoet, anoued.

Noun

annwyd m (plural anwydau or anwydydd or anwydon or anwydion)

1. cold (illness)

   Mae annwyd arna i. ― I have a cold. (literally, “There is a cold upon me.”)

2. coldness, chill

Usage notes

• Annwyd is a temporary state, and so, like many other illness words in Welsh, it is used in combination with ar (“on, upon”).

See also

• oerfel
• oer

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh annwyt.

Noun

annwyd m (plural anwydau)

1. nature, disposition

Mutation

Mutated forms of annwyd

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
annwyd	unchanged	unchanged	hannwyd

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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