sicr

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English siker (whence English sicker), from Old English sicor, from Proto-West Germanic *sikur, from Latin sēcūrus. Doublet of segur and siŵr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkɪr/

Adjective

sicr (feminine singular sicr, plural sicr, equative sicred, comparative sicrach, superlative sicraf, not mutable)

1. sure, certain
2. secure, safe

   Synonyms: diogel, saff

Derived terms

• ansicr (“uncertain, unsteady”)
• sicrhau (“to ensure, to make certain; to fasten, to secure”)