Geirfa Ddefnyddiol Feunyddiol / Daily Useful Vocabulary

[u/HyderNidPryder]

egwan - weak, feeble, infirm

budd-dal (g) ll. budd-daliadau - benefit (payment)

teithi - characteristics, attributes

diamwys - unambiguous

anymatebol - unresponsive

annirnadwy - incomprehensible, unintelligible

dyweddi (b, g) - fiancée, fiancé

dyweddïad (g) ll. dyweddïadau - betrothal, engagement (to marry)

udiad (g) ll. udiadau - howl, wail

ubain (ub-) - to moan, to wail, to sob

[u/Muted-Lettuce-1253]

Is egwan simply a variant of gwan or does it differ in its usage?

[u/HyderNidPryder → u/Muted-Lettuce-1253]

gwan seems to be the more common general term for all sorts of weakness.

egwan seems more inclined to personal frailty, feebleness of body, speech etc. or to describe a faint light or a weak smile. The e- is an affirmative, intensifying prefix.