nwyf

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /nuːɨ̯v/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /nʊi̯v/
• Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯v

From Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“having been aroused, shining”).

nwyf m (plural nwyfau or nwyfion, not mutable)

1. strong feeling, passion, carnal desire

   Synonyms: angerdd, trachwant, nwyfusrwydd

2. joy, bliss

   Synonyms: llawenydd, dedwyddyd

3. vivacity, vitality, vigor, energy

   Synonyms: bywiogrwydd, ynni, asbri, egni

• nwyfus (“livery, vivacious”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nwyf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

nwyf m (plural nwyfau, not mutable)

1. alternative form of nwydd

nwyf

1. nasal mutation of dwyf (“godliness”)