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Welsh
Etymology
From gell (“bay”) + ci (“dog”)
Pronunciation
Noun
gellgi m (plural gellgwn)
- staghound, covert hound
1841, Hywel Dda, translated by Aneurin Owen, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales:Unwerth yw gellgi breyr a milgi brenhin gogyfoed ac ef- A breyr’s covert-hound and a king’s greyhound, of the same age, are of equal worth.
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gellgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies