gwawd

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh gwawt, from Proto-Brythonic *gwọd, from Proto-Celtic *wātis (compare Gaulish uatis, Old Irish fáith (“seer, prophet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₂tis, from *weh₂t- (“possessed, excited”). Cognate with Latin vātēs and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡwau̯d/ === Noun === gwawd m (plural gwawdiau or gwawdau) (obsolete) exaltation, eulogy, song of praise Synonyms: canmoliaeth, moled (uncountable) scorn, mockery, derision Synonyms: gwatwar, amarch, dirmyg ==== Derived terms ==== gwawdio (“to mock, to deride”) gwawdlun (“caricature”) gwawdlyd (“mocking, scornful”) === Mutation === === References ===