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Welsh
Etymology
Either from gwyll (“twilight”) + ci (“dog”) or a variant form of gwylltgi from gwyllt (“wild”) and ci (“dog”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gwyllgi m (plural gwyllgwn)
- (mythology) A hellhound from Welsh folklore, appearing as a large black mastiff.
2012 August 12, “Amgueddfa werin dros dro yn Wrecsam”, in Cymru Fyw, BBC:Ymhlith atyniadau'r amgueddfa bydd storïwr yn adrodd hanes y Gwyllgi, un o gŵn du llên werin Cymru.- Among the museum's attractions will be a storyteller telling the history of the Gwyllgi, one of the black dogs of Welsh folklore.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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See also
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyllgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies