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ysgaw.

elder trees

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈəsɡau̯/[ˈəskau̯]
  1. elder trees

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Brythonic, related to Cornish skaw, Middle Breton scau, modern Breton skav, but of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *skātu (“shadow”), which gave the similar Middle Welsh ysgawd (“shade”).

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