annwyd | nature | |
anwybod | ignorance | |
ansyberwyd | boorishness | |
arglwydd | lord | |
arglwyddes | lady | |
arglwyddiaeth | lordship | |
attwyn | withdraw (v.n.) | |
blwyddyn | year | |
bwyd | food | |
carueiddrwydd | friendliness | |
cyfarwydd | sign | |
dwy | two (f.) | |
dwyn | take (v.n.) | |
erchwys | pack (of hounds) | |
gwybod | know (v.n.) | |
gwyl | sees | |
gwyr | knows | |
hanbwyllaw | consider (v.n.) | |
hanwyf | I come from | |
llwyddanus | profitable | |
llwydleu | brownish grey | |
llwyn | grove | |
macwyf | page, squire | |
mwy | more | |
neithwyr | last night | |
pwy | who | |
pwyll, Pwyll | prudence | |
swydd | office | |
swyddawg | officer | |
wyf | I am | |
wylldeu | both | |
wyneb | face |
In the rising diphthong, W is the consonant, and Y is the vowel ("wI" short, "wEE" long). It occurs after G or CH, or in derivations from words with original G or CH.
claerwyn | shining white | |
cychwyn | rise up, start (v.n.) | |
erchwyn | side (of a bed) | |
gwynn | white | |
gwynned | whiteness | |
gwyr | men |
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