gordd

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh orð (with g added in nonleniting environments), from Proto-Brythonic *orð (whence also Old Breton ord, modern Breton horzh (“sledgehammer”), and the demonym Ordo-vices), from Proto-Celtic *ordos (whence also Old Irish ord). Connections outside Celtic are uncertain, but it may be related to Old Armenian ուռն (uṙn, “hammer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔrð/

Noun

gordd f (plural gyrdd)

hammer, mallet, sledgehammer
churn staff
one of the fulling stocks or beetles in a fulling mill

Derived terms

gorddio (“to hammer”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gordd	ordd	ngordd	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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