pladurwr

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • pladuriwr (recorded in GyrA)

Etymology

Alteration of earlier paladurwr. Analysable as pladur (“scythe”) +‎ -wr.

Noun

pladurwr m (plural pladurwyr)

  1. mower
    Synonyms: lladdwr gwair, gweirwr
  2. reaper
    Synonym: medelwr

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “mower”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pladurwr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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