gwden

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwyden

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh gwden, from Proto-Celtic *weitis.

Noun

gwden f (plural gwdennau or gwdenni or gwdennod)

1. withe (flexible shoot or twig used in binding)

   Synonym: gwialen

   1. rope or strap made of withes
2. snare

   Synonym: magl

3. noose

   Synonyms: byddag, cwlwm rhedeg

Derived terms

• carwden (“backband”)
• coch yr wden (“dried meat”)
• gwden y coed (“great bindweed”)
• gwden y mynydd (“laserwort”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwden

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwden	wden	ngwden	unchanged

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

References

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