medelwr

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Breton medeler. By surface analysis, medel (“reaping, reaping party”) +‎ -wr.

Noun

medelwr m (plural medelwyr)

1. reaper, harvester

   Synonyms: medwr, cynaeafwr

2. harvestman spider (Phalangium opilio)

Derived terms

• y Medelwr Mawr (“the Grim Reaper”)
• pibau'r medelwr (“panpipes”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of medelwr

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
medelwr	fedelwr	unchanged	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), “medelwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies