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352 canfod, gorfod and hanfod contain respectively the prefixes cannh- § 156 i (7), gor- do. i (17), and han‑ do. ii (3).

gorfod is chiefly used in the 3rd sg. in Mn. W., as gorfu i or gorfu ar ‘was obliged’ § 196 vii. For the verb the v.n. is often used, as gorfod iddo for gorfu iddo, cf. a heẟiw yn gorvot arnam … ymwahanu 50 ‘and to-day we must part’.

(1) In addition to the above forms Ml. W. has a pres. and impf. formed with ‑wyf and ‑oeẟwn. These survived in Early Mn. W. Before ‑yw, ‑ym, ‑ywch, ‑ynt, ‑a- is affected to ‑e‑; the ‑e- often intrudes into forms with ‑wyf, ‑wyt, and vice versa ‑a- often occurs before ‑yw, etc. Thus:

Beside hanwyf etc., Ml. W. has handwyf, handwyd, handid, handym, handoetud, handoet (t ≡ ẟ) all in i 358, handid  33, 107, handoeẟ  1432, handoet. 1a.

These seem to be formed from an extension of the prefix, such as *sani-ti, cf. hefyd § 220 ii (8), giving before a vowel hand- § 113 i (2); by analogy *hand-fid > hand-id, cf. § 110 iii (3); handyvyt i 358 makes the line too long.—ny handei  183,  85