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pryd

  1. Alternative form of pryde (“proudness”)

pryd

  1. imperative of pryde

pryd

  1. imperative of pryda

Borrowed from French prude. Arguably from Old French preudefemme, from preu + de + femme. Cognate of German prüde.

pryd (comparative mer pryd, superlative mest pryd)

  1. prudish, prude, uptight (excessively adhering to (traditional, often sexual) morals, easily offended)

The neuter singular form is avoided. Compare words like rädd, snöd, flat, fadd, lat.

Inflection of pryd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular pryd mer pryd mest pryd
neuter singular prytt mer prytt mest prytt
plural pryda mer pryda mest pryda
masculine plural2 pryde mer pryda mest pryda
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 pryde mer pryde mest pryde
all pryda mer pryda mest pryda

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pryd

  1. imperative of pryda

From Middle Welsh pryd, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd. Cognate with Breton pred and Cornish prys.

pryd

  1. when

pryd m (plural prydau or prydiau)

  1. time (a period of time)
  2. meal, mealtime
  • Prydiau is used as the plural when used with the meaning "time"; prydau is used as the plural of "meal, mealtime".
  • (meal): brecwast (“breakfast”), cinio (“lunch, dinner”), te (“tea”), swper (“supper, dinner”)
  • amser (“time (in general)”)

From Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognate with Irish cruth.

pryd m (uncountable)

  1. complexion, appearance, countenance
    Synonym: golwg