carwden

Welsh

Etymology

car (“vehicle”) +‎ gwden (“withe, band”).

Noun

carwden f (plural carwdenni)

1. backband, backchain (band or chain that passes over the back of a horse to hold up the shafts of a wagon)

   Synonym: cefndres

2. (figurative) awkwardly tall person, gangler, gangrel

Mutation

Mutated forms of carwden

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
carwden	garwden	ngharwden	charwden

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), “carwden”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies