N. gweith n. “manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

⚠️N. gweith, n. “manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment” (Category: Crowd, Multitude)

S. gwaith “people, [ᴱN.] men, folk; [N.] manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment; [S.] region”

References ✧ Ety/WEG; EtyAC/WEG

Glosses

• “manhood; man-power, troop of able bodied men, host, regiment” ✧ Ety/WEG

Changes

• gweth »» gweith ✧ EtyAC/WEG

Element In

• N. Forodweith “Northmen, Northland” ✧ Ety/WEG
• N. Rohirwaith
• N. Uvanwaith “Nomenlands”

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶wegtē “manhood” ✧ Ety/WEG (weg-tē)
  • < ᴹ√WEG “(manly) vigour” ✧ Ety/WEG

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶weg-tē > gweith

[wegtē] > [wektē] > [wekte] > [wektʰe] > [wexθe] > [gwexθe] > [gweiθe] > [gweiθ]

✧ Ety/WEG

ᴱN. gwaith n. “people, men, folk” (Category: People, Populace)

References ✧ PE13/122, 124, 146, 162; PE15/62

Glosses

• “folk” ✧ PE13/146
• “men” ✧ PE13/162
• “men, folk” ✧ PE15/62
• “people” ✧ PE13/122 (gwiaith)
• “people, men” ✧ PE13/124 (gwiaith)

Variations

• gwaith ✧ PE13/146; PE13/162; PE15/62
• gwiaith ✧ PE13/122; PE13/124
• gwailt ✧ PE15/62

Elements

gweg	“man, male (being)”	✧ PE13/122; PE13/162
gweg	“man, male (being)”	✧ PE13/146

Element In

• ᴱN. gwiaithos “a person, human (not specifically m. or f.)” ✧ PE13/124

G. gwaith¹ n. “people” (Category: People, Populace)

References ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Bronweg; PE13/117

Glosses

• “people” ✧ PE13/117 (gweith)

Variations

• gwaith¹ ✧ GL/44; LT1A/Bronweg
• gweith ✧ PE13/117

Elements

gweg

“man, male of the Elda”

plural

✧ GL/44; LT1A/Bronweg; PE13/117

Element In

• G. gweithiad “nation, folk” ✧ PE13/117