godre
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Old English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gōdre
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
godre m (plural godreon)
- edge, border
- (obsolete, figurative) skirt
- Synonym: sgert
- (sewing) seam, hem, fringe
- the lowest part of an object, the foot of a hill
- (in the plural, urban studies) outskirts
Derived terms[edit]
- (archaic, dialectal) godre'r awyr (“horizon”, literally “the bottom of the sky”)
- codi godre rhywun (“to embarrass someone”, literally “to lift someone's skirt”)
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
godre | odre | ngodre | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “godre”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies