feidr

Welsh

Etymology

Soft mutated form of beidr.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /vei̯dr/, [ˈvei̯dr̩]
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /vei̯dr/, [ˈvei̯dr̩]

Noun

feidr f (plural feidrau, not mutable)

  1. (South Wales) a narrow lane, a farm track
    Synonyms: beidr, lôn, meidr, wtra
  2. soft mutation of beidr

Usage notes

Although orginally a mutated form, this has become the most commonly used radical form of the word.

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