drewg

Welsh

Etymology

Noun

drewg m

  1. tare, darnel, ryegrass (Lolium)
    Synonym: rhygwellt
  2. poppy (Papaver)
    Synonym: pabi
  3. millet (Paniceae among other genera)
    Synonym: miled

Derived terms

  • drewg cyffredin (“red poppy”)
  • drewg gwyn (“white poppy”)
  • drewg hirben gwrychog (“prickly poppy”)
  • drewg hirben llyfn (“long-headed poppy”)
  • drewg melyn (“Welsh poppy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of drewg
radical soft nasal aspirate
drewg ddrewg nrewg unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (22 August 2012) The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic‎[1], BRILL, →ISBN, page 97

Further reading

  • Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎[2], retrieved 10 June 2025.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “drewg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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