meddyglyn
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From meddyg (“doctor, healer”) + llyn (“drink”).
Noun[edit]
meddyglyn m (plural meddyglynnau)
Synonyms[edit]
- (mead): medd
- (medicine): meddyginiaeth
Descendants[edit]
- → English: metheglin
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
meddyglyn | feddyglyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meddyglyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies