arwisgo

Welsh

Etymology

From arwisg (outer clothing) +‎ -o.

Verb

arwisgo (first-person singular present arwisgoaf)(transitive)

  1. to clothe, to enrobe
  2. to invest (install ceremonially)
    Arwisgodd Edward Hirgoes ei fab yn Dywysog Cymru yn 1301.
    Edward Longshanks invested his son as Prince of Wales in 1301.
  3. to decorate (give a medal to)

Conjugation

Conjugation of arwisgo (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future arwisgaf arwisgi arwisg, arwisga arwisgwn arwisgwch arwisgant arwisgir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
arwisgwn arwisgit arwisgai arwisgem arwisgech arwisgent arwisgid
preterite arwisgais arwisgaist arwisgodd arwisgasom arwisgasoch arwisgasant arwisgwyd
pluperfect arwisgaswn arwisgasit arwisgasai arwisgasem arwisgasech arwisgasent arwisgasid, arwisgesid
present subjunctive arwisgwyf arwisgych arwisgo arwisgom arwisgoch arwisgont arwisger
imperative arwisg, arwisga arwisged arwisgwn arwisgwch arwisgent arwisger
verbal noun arwisgo
verbal adjectives arwisgedig
arwisgadwy
Conjugation of arwisgo (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future arwisga i,
arwisgaf i
arwisgi di arwisgith o/e/hi,
arwisgiff e/hi
arwisgwn ni arwisgwch chi arwisgan nhw
conditional arwisgwn i,
arwisgswn i
arwisget ti,
arwisgset ti
arwisgai fo/fe/hi,
arwisgsai fo/fe/hi
arwisgen ni,
arwisgsen ni
arwisgech chi,
arwisgsech chi
arwisgen nhw,
arwisgsen nhw
preterite arwisgais i,
arwisges i
arwisgaist ti,
arwisgest ti
arwisgodd o/e/hi arwisgon ni arwisgoch chi arwisgon nhw
imperative arwisga arwisgwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

  • arwisgiad (investiture)

Further reading

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