rhaff crogwr

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “hangman's rope”.

Noun

rhaff crogwr f

  1. (hangman's) noose
    Synonyms: cwlwm rhedeg, (literary) byddag

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhaff crogwr
radical soft nasal aspirate
rhaff crogwr raff crogwr unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “noose”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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