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gwrm

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Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *gurm, from Proto-Celtic *gurmos, cognate with Cornish gorm (dark brown).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gwrm (feminine singular gwrm, plural gwrm, equative gwrmed, comparative gwrmach, superlative gwrmaf)

  1. (obsolete) brown, dark-brown, dusky

Derived terms

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  • gwrmseirch (dark blue armour or harness, horse trappings)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gwrm
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwrm wrm ngwrm unchanged

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

References

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