haeddu
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *sagyeti (“to seek out”). Cognate with Old Irish saigid (“to approach, to reach”) and Latin sagio (“I perceive (quickly)”).[1]
Verb
haeddu (first-person singular present haeddaf, not mutable)
- to deserve, to merit
Related terms
- cyrraedd (“to arrive (at)”)
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “haeddu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies