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Daniel James came from Treboeth in Swansea.His father died when he was young. He became a puddler at Morriston ironworks, and afterwards worked at Landore tinplate works. [1]He began to write verse and assumed the bardic name Gwyrosydd (probably meaning "place of privets" [citation needed] (gwyros & territorial suffix -ydd) or possibly "Gower moorlands" (Gŵyr & rhosydd)).
From the Old Celtic derwijes/derwos ("true knowledge" or literally "they who know the oak") from which the modern Welsh word derwydd evolved, but travelled to English through Latin (druidae) and French (druide) gull from either Welsh or Cornish; [14] Welsh gwylan, Cornish guilan, Breton goelann; all from O.Celt. * voilenno - "gull" (OE mæw ...
Tegan is a given name of Welsh origin. It is a diminutive of the Welsh word teg ('fair') and means 'darling', 'loved one', or 'favourite', and is the normal Welsh word for 'toy'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The cywydd (IPA: [ˈkəwɨ̞ð]; plural cywyddau) is one of the most important metrical forms in traditional Welsh poetry (cerdd dafod).. There are a variety of forms of the cywydd, but the word on its own is generally used to refer to the cywydd deuair hirion ("long-lined couplet") as it is by far the most common type.
The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary (Welsh: Geiriadur yr Academi; sometimes colloquially Geiriadur Bruce, 'Bruce's Dictionary' [1]) is the most comprehensive English– Welsh dictionary ever published. It is the product of many years' work by the editors Bruce Griffiths and Dafydd Glyn Jones. The dictionary was published in 1995, with ...
Cwtch (Welsh pronunciation:) is a Welsh-language and Welsh-English dialect word meaning a cuddle or embrace, with a sense of offering warmth and safety. Often considered untranslatable, the word originated as a colloquialism in South Wales, but is today seen as uniquely representative of Wales, Welsh national identity, and Welsh culture.
Gwenhwyseg or Y Wenhwyseg (also called "Gwentian" in English) is a Welsh dialect of South East Wales. [1] The name derives from an old term for the inhabitants of the area, y Gwennwys . One of Gwenhwyseg's characteristics is the change in the long a vowel to a long e e.g. y Ted a'r Meb a'r Ysbryd Glên rather than the standard y Tad, y Mab a'r ...