Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
meddu
Verbal adjectives:
meddedig; meddadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | meddaf |
| Sg.2 | meddi |
| Sg.3 | medd |
| Pl.1 | meddwn |
| Pl.2 | meddwch |
| Pl.3 | meddant |
| Impersonal | meddir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | meddais |
| Sg.2 | meddaist |
| Sg.3 | meddodd |
| Pl.1 | meddasom |
| Pl.2 | meddasoch |
| Pl.3 | meddasant |
| Impersonal | meddwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | meddaswn |
| Sg.2 | meddasit |
| Sg.3 | meddasai |
| Pl.1 | meddasem |
| Pl.2 | meddasech |
| Pl.3 | meddasent |
| Impersonal | meddasid; meddesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | meddwn |
| Sg.2 | meddit |
| Sg.3 | meddai |
| Pl.1 | meddem |
| Pl.2 | meddech |
| Pl.3 | meddent |
| Impersonal | meddid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | meddwyf |
| Sg.2 | meddych |
| Sg.3 | meddo |
| Pl.1 | meddom |
| Pl.2 | meddoch |
| Pl.3 | meddont |
| Impersonal | medder |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | medd; medda |
| Sg.3 | medded |
| Pl.1 | meddwn |
| Pl.2 | meddwch |
| Pl.3 | meddent |
| Impersonal | medder |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | medda i; meddaf i |
| Sg.2 | meddi di |
| Sg.3 | meddith o; meddiff e |
| Pl.1 | meddwn ni |
| Pl.2 | meddwch chi |
| Pl.3 | meddan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | meddais i; meddes i |
| Sg.2 | meddaist ti; meddest ti |
| Sg.3 | meddodd o |
| Pl.1 | meddon ni |
| Pl.2 | meddoch chi |
| Pl.3 | meddon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | meddwn i; meddswn i |
| Sg.2 | meddet ti; meddset ti |
| Sg.3 | meddai fo; meddsai fo |
| Pl.1 | medden ni; meddsen ni |
| Pl.2 | meddech chi; meddsech chi |
| Pl.3 | medden nhw; meddsen nhw |
Verbs similar to 'meddu'
maeddu,
medru,
baeddu,
deddfu,
meddalu,
meddwi,
meddwl,
medi,
methu,
naddu,
Translations
Etymology
From Middle Welsh meðu, from Proto-Brythonic *mėðɨd, from Proto-Celtic *medyetor, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure; give advice”). Cognate with Old Irish midithir (“to judge”). See: Old Irish '
midithir'.
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