pryder

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pryder

1. present of pryde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pryder

1. present of pryda

Swedish

Verb

pryder

1. present indicative of pryda

Anagrams

• dryper

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *prɨdar, which is shared with Middle Breton preder, Middle Cornish preder. The expected Proto-Celtic form would be *kʷritro-, but the Brythonic term lacks Goidelic cognates. The ultimate origin is obscure, as obvious Indo-European cognates are lacking (Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, put together”) is close phonologically, but not semantically convincing). Said by some to be the origin of the name of Pryderi, a character in the Mabinogion.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛr/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈprədar/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈprədɛr/

Noun

pryder m (plural pryderau or pryderon)

1. worry, (cause of) anxiety

Derived terms

• gorbryder (“anxiety”)
• pryderu (“to worry, to be anxious”)
• pryderus (“worried, anxious”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pryder

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pryder	bryder	mhryder	phryder

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), “pryder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies