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arwain.

to lead, guide

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈarwai̯n/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈarwɛn/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈarwai̯n/South-Wales, standard/ˈarwɛn/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. to lead, guide

  2. to conduct (e.g. an orchestra)

  3. to lead (to a certain place)

    Mae’r llwybr ’ma’n arwain i’r goedwig.

  4. to behave, to conduct oneself

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh arwein, from Proto-Celtic *ɸare-wedn- (compare synonymous arweddu from *ɸarewedeti), from *ɸare- + *wedeti (compare Old Irish feidid (“bring, lead”)), from *wedʰ- (“to lead”) (compare Lithuanian vèsti, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gawidan), Old Church Slavonic вести (vesti).

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