byd

Danish

Verb

byd

1. imperative of byde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byd

1. inflection of byda:
   1. present
   2. imperative

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨd, from Proto-Celtic *bitus. Possibly a doublet of byth, if the latter is a loanword from Goidelic.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /bɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /biːd/
• Rhymes: -ɨːd

Noun

byd m (plural bydoedd)

1. world

Derived terms

• bydol (“worldly”)
• dim byd (“nothing”)
• Byd Newydd (“New World”)
• hufen byd (“the best of everything, the lap of luxury”)
• isfyd (“underworld”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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