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gorwedd

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh gorweð; cognate with Cornish growethe, Middle Breton gouruez, modern Breton gourvez.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gorwedd (first-person singular present gorweddaf)

  1. to lie down

Conjugation

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Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gorweddaf gorweddi gorwedd, gorwedda gorweddwn gorweddwch gorweddant gorweddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gorweddwn gorweddit gorweddai gorweddem gorweddech gorweddent gorweddid
preterite gorweddais gorweddaist gorweddodd gorweddasom gorweddasoch gorweddasant gorweddwyd
pluperfect gorweddaswn gorweddasit gorweddasai gorweddasem gorweddasech gorweddasent gorweddasid, gorweddesid
present subjunctive gorweddwyf gorweddych gorweddo gorweddom gorweddoch gorweddont gorwedder
imperative gorwedd, gorwedda gorwedded gorweddwn gorweddwch gorweddent gorwedder
verbal noun gorwedd
verbal adjectives gorweddedig
gorweddadwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future gorwedda i,
gorweddaf i
gorweddi di gorweddith o/e/hi,
gorweddiff e/hi
gorweddwn ni gorweddwch chi gorweddan nhw
conditional gorweddwn i,
gorweddswn i
gorweddet ti,
gorweddset ti
gorweddai fo/fe/hi,
gorweddsai fo/fe/hi
gorwedden ni,
gorweddsen ni
gorweddech chi,
gorweddsech chi
gorwedden nhw,
gorweddsen nhw
preterite gorweddais i,
gorweddes i
gorweddaist ti,
gorweddest ti
gorweddodd o/e/hi gorweddon ni gorweddoch chi gorweddon nhw
imperative gorwedda gorweddwch

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of gorwedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
gorwedd orwedd ngorwedd unchanged

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