Word of the Day gwingo www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... To wriggle, fidget, wince e.g. from pain etc.
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Word of the day: erllyriad ‘plantain, waybread’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... Do you remember folding the stem to form a loop around the base of the flower in order to shoot it? As its etymology suggests [ar-, er- ‘near’+llwrw ‘track, path’+-iad] it is commonly found growing on the roadside.
Word of the day: cegrwth ‘wide-mouthed, gaping’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... [ceg ‘mouth’+rhwth ‘open, gaping’] like these swallow chicks waiting to be fed. It is often used of someone who is open-mouthed with astonishment.
Word of the Day: crychydd glas geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... There are two main words for a heron in Welsh – crychydd in the south and crëyr in the north and both can be followed by the adjective ‘glas’ (blue).
Word of the Day: BANGOR geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... 'Bangor' is the name of the oldest city in Wales, however, do you know the meaning of the word? 'Bangor' is a wattle fence or wall, or the plaited rods or crossbar in a wattle hedge or fence. It can also mean a place of defence or a monastery.
Word of the Day diferu www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... To drip or drizzle.
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@geiriadur.bsky.social Word of the day: berfa ((wheel)barrow) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... My name for it is ‘whilber’ borrowed from the English ‘wheelbarrow’, as ‘berfa/berwa’ is borrowed from the Middle English ‘barwe’. See the many descriptive combination forms in the Dictionary article.
Word of the Day: lelog (lilac) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...
- also in the forms 'leloc', 'leiloc' and 'leilac'. This word is borrowed from the English colloquial forms, laylock and laylac. 'Lelog' is the name of the tree from which the fragrant light purple blossoms hang, and the colour of lilac.
Word of the Day: gwyddgrug geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... It appears in placenames such as Yr Wyddgrug (Mold) where shots were fired during a riot on this date in 1869 which were caused by disputes over working conditions at Leeswood colliery nearby.
