wrth fodd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊrθ ˈvoːð/

Preposition

wrth fodd

1. delighted, in …'s element

   Gwn na fydd hyn wrth fodd pawb.

   I know that not everybody will like this.

   Mae hi wrth ei bodd ar lan y môr.

   She's in her element at the seaside.

   Roeddwn i wrth fy modd yn yr Eisteddfod.

   I loved my time at the Eisteddfod.

   Byddem wrth ein boddau.

   We would be delighted.

   • 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Ruth 2:13:

     Yna hi a ddywedodd, Caffwyf ffafr yn dy olwg di, fy arglwydd; gan i ti fy nghysuro i, a chan i ti lefaru wrth fodd calon dy wasanaethferch, er nad ydwyf fel un o'th lawforynion di.

     Then she said, "Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to [lit. "to the delight of the heart of"] your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants."

Inflection

Personal forms (literary & colloquial)

	singular	plural
first person	wrth fy modd	wrth ein bodd, wrth ein boddau
second person	wrth dy fodd	wrth eich bodd, wrth eich boddau
third person	wrth ei fodd m wrth ei bodd f	wrth eu bodd, wrth eu boddau

Further reading

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