nodd

See also: nödd and nődd

Welsh

Alternative forms

• nof

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “GPC says may be cognate with Scottish Gaelic snodhach. Note also similarities to Proto-Germanic *nataz (“wet”).”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːð/
• Rhymes: -oːð

Noun

nodd m (usually uncountable, plural noddion, not mutable)

1. sap, juice

   Synonyms: sug, sudd, bloneg

2. moisture

   Synonyms: rhinflas, gwlybr, gwlybaniaeth

3. nourishment

   Synonyms: maeth, ymborth

4. (figurative) essence

   Synonym: hanfod

References

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