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crwydro

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From crwydr (wandering, roving, roaming) +‎ -o.

Verb

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crwydro (first-person singular present crwydraf)

  1. to wander, roam, stroll, gad about
    Synonym: rhodianna
  2. to spend to no purpose
  3. to stray, go astray, err, deviate
    Mae hynny'n crwydro ychydig yn bellach oddi wrth y ddadl nag a ddymunaswn.
    That is straying a little further from the debate than I would have liked.
  4. to digress

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of crwydro
radical soft nasal aspirate
crwydro grwydro nghrwydro chrwydro

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

Further reading

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  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “crwydro”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh-English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwydro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies