pryd

Middle English

Noun

pryd

1. alternative form of pryde (“proudness”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

pryd

1. imperative of pryde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

pryd

1. imperative of pryda

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French prude. Arguably from Old French preudefemme, from preu + de + femme. Cognate of German prüde.

Adjective

pryd (comparative mer pryd, superlative mest pryd)

1. prudish, prude, uptight (excessively adhering to (traditional, often sexual) morals, easily offended)

Usage notes

The neuter singular form is avoided. Compare words like rädd, snöd, flat, fadd, lat.

Declension

Inflection of pryd

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	pryd	mer pryd	mest pryd
neuter singular	prytt	mer prytt	mest prytt
plural	pryda	mer pryda	mest pryda
masculine plural2	pryde	mer pryda	mest pryda
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	pryde	mer pryde	mest pryde
all	pryda	mer pryda	mest pryda

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• pryderi
• prydhet

See also

• pimpinett (“twee, prissy”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pryd

1. imperative of pryda

References

• “pryd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “pryd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “pryd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• pryd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɨːd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːd/
• Rhymes: -ɨːd
• Homophone: prid (“expensive”) (South Wales)

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh pryd, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd. Cognate with Breton pred and Cornish prys.

Adverb

pryd

1. when

Alternative forms

• pa bryd (literary)

Noun

pryd m (plural prydau or prydiau)

1. time (a period of time)
2. meal, mealtime

Usage notes

• Prydiau is used as the plural when used with the meaning "time"; prydau is used as the plural of "meal, mealtime".

Hyponyms

• (meal): brecwast (“breakfast”), cinio (“lunch, dinner”), te (“tea”), swper (“supper, dinner”)

Derived terms

• ar brydiau, o bryd i'w gilydd (“from time to time”)
• ar hyn o bryd (“at the moment”)
• borebryd (“breakfast”)
• byrbryd (“snack, light meal”)
• hen bryd, llawnbryd (“high time”)
• hwyrbryd (“supper”)
• mewn pryd (“in time”)
• pryd o fwyd (“mealtime”)
• prydlon (“punctual”)
• rhywbryd (“sometime”)
• unrhyw bryd (“anytime”)
• ympryd (“fast, abstention from food”)

See also

• amser (“time (in general)”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Welsh pryd, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kʷritus, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Cognate with Irish cruth.

Noun

pryd m (uncountable)

1. complexion, appearance, countenance

   Synonym: golwg

Derived terms

• dybryd (“monstrous, hideous”)
• prydferth (“beautiful”)
• prydweddol (“fair, comely, appropriate”)
• trymfryd (“sorrow”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pryd

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pryd	bryd	mhryd	phryd

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