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Appendix D: The Diphthongs WY

In the falling diphthong, W is the vowel, and Y is the consonant ("OO-y"). This is the common diphthong. It occurs almost everywhere except after G or CH.
annwydnature
anwybodignorance
ansyberwydboorishness
arglwyddlord
arglwyddeslady
arglwyddiaethlordship
attwynwithdraw (v.n.)
blwyddynyear
bwydfood
carueiddrwyddfriendliness
cyfarwydd sign
dwytwo (f.)
dwyntake (v.n.)
erchwyspack (of hounds)
gwybodknow (v.n.)
gwylsees
gwyrknows
hanbwyllawconsider (v.n.)
hanwyfI come from
llwyddanusprofitable
llwydleubrownish grey
llwyngrove
macwyfpage, squire
mwymore
neithwyrlast night
pwywho
pwyll, Pwyllprudence
swyddoffice
swyddawgofficer
wyfI am
wylldeuboth
wynebface

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.
claerwynshining white
cychwynrise up, start (v.n.)
erchwynside (of a bed)
gwynnwhite
gwynnedwhiteness
gwyrmen

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