ysgwr

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === ysgar === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to split”). Cognate with Breton skourr and Cornish skorr (“branches”). === Noun === ysgwr m (plural ysgyr or ysgyrion or ysgyron) spear, lance, staff Synonyms: gwayw, gwaywffon, picell branch, bough Synonym: cangen twig, splinter, chip Synonyms: asglodyn, nadd, darn === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ysgwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies