kerd

kerd

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kerð/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kerð, from Proto-Celtic *kerdā. Cognate with Old Irish cerd (craft, skill).

Noun

kerð f (plural kerðeu)

  1. song, poem, piece of music
    For quotations using this term, see Citations:kerd.

Descendants

  • Welsh: cerdd

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kerð

  1. inflection of kerðet:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of kerð
radical soft nasal aspirate
kerð gerð kerð / cherð
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/
cherð

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.