annwyd

== Middle Welsh == === Noun === annwyd m alternative spelling of annwyt === Mutation === == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈanʊɨ̯d/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈanʊi̯d/ === Etymology 1 === From an- (“un-, not”) + an unattested *wyd (“heat, passion”), the latter component from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, raging”), literally "not heated or passionate". Compare Sanskrit वात (vāta, “assailed”). An earlier theory by Emile Ernault suggested a compound of an- (“intensive prefix, in-”) +‎ gwynt (“wind”), literally “wind on”, comparing to Sanskrit वात (vāta, “wind”); however, a rhyme in the Gwasgargerdd Fyrddin yn y Bedd (The Diffused Song of Merlin in the Grave) suggests that *anwoed was the original form of the term, making Ernault's etymology less conceivable, and leading to the first etymology given above. Cognate with Middle Cornish anwos, anwys, Middle Breton anuoet, anoued. ==== Noun ==== annwyd m (plural annwydau or anwydydd or anwydon or anwydion) cold (illness) Mae annwyd arna i. ― I have a cold. (literally, “There is a cold upon me.”) coldness, chill ===== Usage notes ===== Annwyd is a temporary state, and so, like many other illness words in Welsh, it is used in combination with ar (“on, upon”). ===== See also ===== oerfel oer === Etymology 2 === From Middle Welsh annwyt. ==== Noun ==== annwyd m (plural annwydau) nature, disposition Synonyms: anian, teithi, tymer ===== Derived terms ===== nwyd (“temperament”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “annwyd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “annwyd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies