"hard" meaning in Middle Welsh

See hard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /harð/ Forms: harð [canonical], heirð [plural], harðet [equative], harðaf [superlative], hart [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain. Morris Jones considers it an alteration of arð (“*high”) (attested only as a noun meaning “hill, upland”), from Proto-Celtic *ardwos, a suggestion repeated by GPC, but the source of the initial h remains unexplained. Etymology templates: {{unc|wlm}} Uncertain, {{m-g|hill, upland}} “hill, upland”, {{der|wlm|cel-pro|*ardwos}} Proto-Celtic *ardwos, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">Morris Jones, John (<span class="None" lang="und">1913), <cite>A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative</cite>, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 112 i (2)</span></span>}}, {{ref|<span class="cited-source">R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “hardd”, in <cite>Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online</cite> (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies</span>}}
  1. fair, handsome
    Sense id: en-hard-wlm-adj-QHPXTmeW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /harð/ Forms: harð [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], arð [error-unrecognized-form], harð [prothesis-h], hart [alternative]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
  1. h-prothesized form of arð Tags: alt-of, prothesis-h Alternative form of: arð
    Sense id: en-hard-wlm-noun-mBB2QxpF Categories (other): Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Behold, he saw the bodyguard and retinues, and the finest-looking and best equipped retinue that anyone had ever seen came in, and the queen together with them, the fairest woman that anyone had ever seen, and a golden robe about her of shining brocaded silk.",
          "ref": "14th century, anonymous author, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, pages 3–4, lines 79–84:",
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          "translation": "Behold, he saw the bodyguard and retinues, and the finest-looking and best equipped retinue that anyone had ever seen came in, and the queen together with them, the fairest woman that anyone had ever seen, and a golden robe about her of shining brocaded silk.",
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          "ref": "14th century, anonymous author, edited by R. L. Thomson, Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet (Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series; vol. I), Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, published 1980, pages 3–4, lines 79–84:",
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Download raw JSONL data for hard meaning in Middle Welsh (4.4kB)

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