Nominal Forms
Verb noun:
maeddu
Verbal adjectives:
maeddedig; maeddadwy
Indicative
Present / Future
| Sg.1 | maeddaf |
| Sg.2 | maeddi |
| Sg.3 | maedda |
| Pl.1 | maeddwn |
| Pl.2 | maeddwch |
| Pl.3 | maeddant |
| Impersonal | maeddir |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | maeddais |
| Sg.2 | maeddaist |
| Sg.3 | maeddodd |
| Pl.1 | maeddasom |
| Pl.2 | maeddasoch |
| Pl.3 | maeddasant |
| Impersonal | maeddwyd |
Pluperfect
| Sg.1 | maeddaswn |
| Sg.2 | maeddasit |
| Sg.3 | maeddasai |
| Pl.1 | maeddasem |
| Pl.2 | maeddasech |
| Pl.3 | maeddasent |
| Impersonal | maeddasid; maeddesid |
Imperfect (Indicative/Subjunctive)
| Sg.1 | maeddwn |
| Sg.2 | maeddit |
| Sg.3 | maeddai |
| Pl.1 | maeddem |
| Pl.2 | maeddech |
| Pl.3 | maeddent |
| Impersonal | maeddid |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | maeddwyf |
| Sg.2 | maeddych |
| Sg.3 | maeddo |
| Pl.1 | maeddom |
| Pl.2 | maeddoch |
| Pl.3 | maeddont |
| Impersonal | maedder |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | maedda |
| Sg.3 | maedded |
| Pl.1 | maeddwn |
| Pl.2 | maeddwch |
| Pl.3 | maeddent |
| Impersonal | maedder |
Colloquial Forms
Future
| Sg.1 | maedda i; maeddaf i |
| Sg.2 | maeddi di |
| Sg.3 | maeddith o; maeddiff e |
| Pl.1 | maeddwn ni |
| Pl.2 | maeddwch chi |
| Pl.3 | maeddan nhw |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | maeddais i; maeddes i |
| Sg.2 | maeddaist ti; maeddest ti |
| Sg.3 | maeddodd o |
| Pl.1 | maeddon ni |
| Pl.2 | maeddoch chi |
| Pl.3 | maeddon nhw |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | maeddwn i; maeddswn i |
| Sg.2 | maeddet ti; maeddset ti |
| Sg.3 | maeddai fo; maeddsai fo |
| Pl.1 | maedden ni; maeddsen ni |
| Pl.2 | maeddech chi; maeddsech chi |
| Pl.3 | maedden nhw; maeddsen nhw |
Verbs conjugated like 'maeddu'
adnewyddu,
sathru,
saethu,
arbelydru,
gwrthwynebu,
pelydru,
merthyru,
datgelu,
sefydlu,
addunedu,
disbyddu,
dadocsigenu,
trafferthu,
atgenhedlu,
diogelu,
diddymu,
dirmygu,
efengylu,
gwanychu,
cenhedlu, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'maeddu'
baeddu,
meddu,
maethu,
medru,
naddu,
tueddu,
addo,
amaethu,
anheddu,
anweddu,
Translations
defeat, to overcome in battle or contest
Etymology
From Middle Welsh maeddu, from Proto-Celtic *madyeti (“to burst, break”).
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