echrydu

Welsh

Etymology

From echryd (“dread, terror”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛχˈrədɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɛχˈrədi/

Verb

echrydu (first-person singular present echrydaf)

1. (intransitive, with preposition rhag) to dread, to fear

   Synonyms: arswydo, brawychu, dychryn

Usage notes

• The conjugated forms of echrydu are not used.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
echrydu	unchanged	unchanged	hechrydu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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