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gwylan.

gull (seabird)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡʊɨ̯lan/North-Wales/ˈɡʊi̯lan/South-Wales

  1. gull (seabird)

    feminine
    Gwylan i'r tir / Glaw cyn bo hir
    Yr wylan fach adnebydd / Pan fo'n gyfnewid tywydd / Hi hed yn deg ar adain wen / O'r môr i ben y mynydd.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh gwylan, from Proto-Brythonic *gwuɨlann, from Proto-Celtic *weilannā (compare Cornish golan, Breton gouelan, Irish faoileán).

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