llwg

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) possibly related to llwgu (to starve).

Noun

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llwg m (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) scurvy
    Synonyms: sgyrfi, clefri poeth, llwyg
  2. (veterinary medicine) foot rot in cows and sheep
    Synonyms: y pwd, llaid
Derived terms
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  • bulwg (corncockle)
  • llwglyd (scurfy, having scurf)

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

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llwg m or f (uncountable)

  1. sense of sight, vision
  2. sight, spectacle
    Synonym: golygfa

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llwg lwg unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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