gorwedd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh gorweð; cognate with Cornish gorwedha, growedha, Middle Breton gouruez, modern Breton gourvez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔrwɛð/
• Rhymes: -ɔrwɛð

Verb

gorwedd (first-person singular present gorweddaf)

1. to lie down

Conjugation

Conjugation of gorwedd (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gorweddaf	gorweddi	gorwedd, gorwedda	gorweddwn	gorweddwch	gorweddant	gorweddir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gorweddwn	gorweddit	gorweddai	gorweddem	gorweddech	gorweddent	gorweddid
preterite	gorweddais	gorweddaist	gorweddodd	gorweddasom	gorweddasoch	gorweddasant	gorweddwyd
pluperfect	gorweddaswn	gorweddasit	gorweddasai	gorweddasem	gorweddasech	gorweddasent	gorweddasid, gorweddesid
present subjunctive	gorweddwyf	gorweddych	gorweddo	gorweddom	gorweddoch	gorweddont	gorwedder
imperative	—	gorwedd, gorwedda	gorwedded	gorweddwn	gorweddwch	gorweddent	gorwedder
verbal noun	gorwedd
verbal adjectives	gorweddedig gorweddadwy

Conjugation of gorwedd (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gorwedda i, gorweddaf i	gorweddi di	gorweddith o/e/hi, gorweddiff e/hi	gorweddwn ni	gorweddwch chi	gorweddan nhw
conditional	gorweddwn i, gorweddswn i	gorweddet ti, gorweddset ti	gorweddai fo/fe/hi, gorweddsai fo/fe/hi	gorwedden ni, gorweddsen ni	gorweddech chi, gorweddsech chi	gorwedden nhw, gorweddsen nhw
preterite	gorweddais i, gorweddes i	gorweddaist ti, gorweddest ti	gorweddodd o/e/hi	gorweddon ni	gorweddoch chi	gorweddon nhw
imperative	—	gorwedda	—	—	gorweddwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• gorweddial, gorweddian (“to lounge”)
• gorweddol (“recumbent”)
• gorweiddiog (“bedridden”)
• lled-orwedd (“to recline”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gorwedd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gorwedd	orwedd	ngorwedd	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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