digrifhau

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh digrifhau. By surface analysis, digrif (“merry, jolly”) +‎ -hau.

Pronunciation

Verb

digrifhau (first-person singular present digrifhaf)

  1. to revel, to rejoice, to delight
    Synonyms: digrifo, yddigrifo, llawenychu, ymhyfrydu, ymddifyrru, ymbleseru

Mutation

Mutated forms of digrifhau
radical soft nasal aspirate
digrifhau ddigrifhau nigrifhau unchanged

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