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Welsh
Etymology
First attested in the twelfth century; formed as go- (“under”) + cledd (“left hand”, “left side”), the north being on the left-hand side when facing east (similarly, compare de (“right”, “south”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
gogledd m (uncountable)
- north (abbreviation: G)
- (as y Gogledd, when in Wales) North Wales
- (historical) a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland
- (by extension, collectively) the inhabitants of that region
- (elliptically) north wind
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Adjective
gogledd (feminine singular gogledd, plural gogledd, equative gogledded, comparative gogleddach, superlative gogleddaf)
- northern, northerly
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