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  • noun A Welsh verse form consisting of rhyming couplets written in cynghanedd.

Etymologies

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From Welsh.

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Examples

  • a wish, however, is not likely to be gratified, unless indeed they wisely take a hint from the following lines, translated from a cywydd of the last of the great poets of Wales:

    Wild Wales : Its People, Language and Scenery 2004

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