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machlud.

to set, go down (of sun)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmaχlɨ̞d/North-Wales/ˈmaχlɪd/South-Wales

  1. to set, go down (of sun)

Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of earlier ymachludd, from Middle Welsh ymachluð. By surface analysis, ym- (“self”) + achludd (“to hide”), which is from Middle Welsh achluð, from Proto-Brythonic *axlʉð, from Latin occlūdō (“cover up”).

noun/ˈmaχlɨ̞d/North-Wales/ˈmaχlɪd/South-Wales

  1. setting

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of earlier ymachludd, from Middle Welsh ymachluð. By surface analysis, ym- (“self”) + achludd (“to hide”), which is from Middle Welsh achluð, from Proto-Brythonic *axlʉð, from Latin occlūdō (“cover up”).

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