cryman
Welsh
Etymology
From crwm (“convex; crooked, bent, curved, bowed, hooked”) + -an (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrəman/
Noun
cryman m (plural crymanau)
- sickle, reaping hook
- billhook
- Synonym: bilwg
Derived terms
- cyntaf ei og, cyntaf ei gryman (“first come, first served”, literally “first with his harrow, first with his sickle”)
- dail cryman (“ribwort plantain”)
- llysiau'r cryman (“scarlet pimpernel”)
- morthwyl a chryman (“hammer and sickle”)
- pawb â’i gryman (“each to his own”, literally “everyone with his own sickle”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cryman | gryman | nghryman | chryman |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cryman”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cryman”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies