goresgyn

Welsh

Etymology

From gor- (“over-, hyper-”) +‎ esgyn (“to ascend”).

Verb

goresgyn (first-person singular present goresgynnaf)

1. to overcome, to vanquish, to conquer

   Synonyms: gorchfygu, trechu

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	goresgynnaf	goresgynni	goresgyn	goresgynnwn	goresgynnwch	goresgynnant	goresgynnir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	goresgynnwn	goresgynnit	goresgynnai	goresgynnem	goresgynnech	goresgynnent	goresgynnid
preterite	goresgynnais	goresgynnaist	goresgynnodd	goresgynasom	goresgynasoch	goresgynasant	goresgynnwyd
pluperfect	goresgynaswn	goresgynasit	goresgynasai	goresgynasem	goresgynasech	goresgynasent	goresgynasid, goresgynesid
present subjunctive	goresgynnwyf	goresgynnych	goresgynno	goresgynnom	goresgynnoch	goresgynnont	goresgynner
imperative	—	goresgynna	goresgynned	goresgynnwn	goresgynnwch	goresgynnent	goresgynner
verbal noun	goresgyn
verbal adjectives	goresgynedig goresgynadwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	goresgynna i, goresgynnaf i	goresgynni di	goresgynnith o/e/hi, goresgynniff e/hi	goresgynnwn ni	goresgynnwch chi	goresgynnan nhw
conditional	goresgynnwn i, goresgynnswn i	goresgynnet ti, goresgynnset ti	goresgynnai fo/fe/hi, goresgynnsai fo/fe/hi	goresgynnen ni, goresgynnsen ni	goresgynnech chi, goresgynnsech chi	goresgynnen nhw, goresgynnsen nhw
preterite	goresgynnais i, goresgynnes i	goresgynnaist ti, goresgynnest ti	goresgynnodd o/e/hi	goresgynnon ni	goresgynnoch chi	goresgynnon nhw
imperative	—	goresgynna	—	—	goresgynnwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of goresgyn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
goresgyn	oresgyn	ngoresgyn	unchanged

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

Further reading

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