berwr

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

from Proto-Celtic *beru, *bẹrŭro- (“spring, well”), said by Matasović to likely be related to *brutus (“fermentation, boiling heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-. Cognate with Gaulish berula, Irish biolar.

Noun

berwr (f-p, singulative berwren)

  1. (collective) cress, watercress

Derived terms
  • berwr Caersalem f (“London rocket”)
  • berwr melyn mawr f (“great yellowcress”)
  • berwr y cerrig f (“tower rockcress”)
  • berwr y fagwyr f (“mouse-ear cress”)
  • berwr y gaeaf f (“winter cress”)
  • berwr y gerddi f (“garden rocket”)
  • berw m (“boiling”)

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