didranc

Welsh

FWOTD – 29 October 2016

From di- (“-less”) +‎ tranc (“death”)^[1]

didranc (feminine singular didranc, plural didranc, not comparable)

endless, eternal^[1]^[2]^[3]
- c. 1200, Llywarch ap Llywelyn Awdl i Lewelyn fab Iorwerth, [1]
  Yn ddidranc ei gyfranc a’i gar.
  Unceasing his desire and his love.
Synonyms: annherfynol, diddiwed, diderfyn, bythol, tragwyddol
(loosely, of food) non-perishable
Gofynnir iddech ddod â bwydydd didranc gydoch ar gyfer ein gorymdaith.
It is asked that you bring non-perishable foods with you for our pilgrimage.

Mutated forms of *didranc*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
didranc	ddidranc	nidranc	unchanged

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 A Dictionary of the Welsh Language, Explained in English; with Numerous Illustrations, from the Literary Remains and from the Living Speech of the Cymmry. (To Which is Prefixed, a Welsh Grammar.), volume 1, by William Owen Pughe, D.C.L. F.A.S. (2nd Ed.; 1832; Thomas Gee), page 434
^ An English and Welsh Dictionary, Adapted to the Present State of Science and Literature; in Which the English Words Are Deduced from Their Originals, and Explained by Their Synonyms in the Welsh Language, volume 2, by Daniel Silvan Evans (1858; Thomas Gee, Simpkin & Marshall), page 779
^ Geiriadur Cynaniaethol Seisoneg a Chymraeg, yng nghyd a Sylwadau Rhagarweiniol ar Seiniau Egwyddorol yr Iaith Seisoneg, Llechres o’i Gwreiddeiriau, a Geirfa o Enwau Priodol Ysgrythyrol by William Spurrell (2nd Ed.; 1861; self-published), page 103