brwd

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *brutus (“fermentation, boiling heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Old Irish bruth, Latin ferveo, English burn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bruːd/
• Rhymes: -uːd

Adjective

brwd (feminine singular brod, plural brydion, equative mor frwd, comparative mwy brwd, superlative mwyaf brwd)

1. eager, keen
2. passionate, zealous

Synonyms

• awchus (“eager”)

Derived terms

• amrwd (“raw, crude”)
• brwdfrydedd (“enthusiasm”)
• gwin brwd (“mulled wine”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
brwd	frwd	mrwd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.