sglodyn

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Welsh

pysgod a sglodion

Alternative forms

Etymology

Formerly the singulative of ysglod (“chips, splinters, shavings”) from older asglod, from Proto-Brythonic *asklọd, a suffixed derivative of Late Latin ascla, from Latin assula.

Pronunciation

Noun

sglodyn m (plural sglodion or sglods, not mutable)

  1. chip, splinter, shaving (of wood, stone etc.)
  2. chip, French fry (fried strips of potato of square or rectangular cross-section)
    Synonyms: tsip, tsipsen

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sglodyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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