swllt

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh swllt, from Proto-Brythonic *solt, from Latin solidus (“a gold coin”). Compare Old Cornish sols and Old Breton solt (Breton saout (“cattle, livestock”)).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /suːɬd/,
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /sʊɬd/,
Rhymes: -ʊɬd

Noun

swllt m (plural sylltau, not mutable)

shilling (all senses)

See also

ffyrling (“farthing”)
dimai (“halfpenny”)
ceiniog (“penny”)
dwygeiniog (“twopence, tuppence”)
chwecheiniog (“sixpence”)
hanner coron (“half-crown”)
coron (“crown”)
sofren (“sovereign”)
gini (“guinea”)

Further reading

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

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