berw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *berw, from Proto-Celtic *berwos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-o-s, from *bʰerw- (“to boil, brew”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

berw (feminine singular berw, plural berw, not comparable)

  1. boiled, boiling

Noun

berw m (plural berwon)

  1. a boiling
  2. boiled liquid, boiled or stewed food
  3. waterfall
  4. agitation, commotion, bustle

Derived terms
  • ar ferw (“at the boil, on the boil”)
  • ar y berw (“at the boil, on the boil”)
  • berw gwyllt (“uproar, hive of activity”)
  • berwi (“to boil”)
  • dŵr berw (“boiling water”)
  • llygad y berw (“centre of something boiling”)
  • oddi ar y berw (“off the boil”)
  • pwdin berw (“boiled pudding”)
  • sucan berw (“flummery”)

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*berwo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “berw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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