traed brain

Welsh

Etymology

From traed (“feet”) +‎ brain (“crows”), literally "crows' feet".

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌtraːɨ̯d ˈbrai̯n/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌtrai̯d ˈbrai̯n/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˌtraːd ˈbrai̯n/

Noun

traed brain f pl

1. mess (usually used to describe messy handwriting)
   • 2013 March 28, Wales Online‎^[1]:

     MEDDYGON. Awduron. Y rhain oedd yn arfer cael eu cyhuddo o fod â llawysgrifen annealladwy. Ysgrifen traed brain

     DOCTORS. Authors. It was those who used to be accused of having unintelligible handwriting. Messy writing.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
traed brain	draed brain	nhraed brain	thraed brain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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