pennill
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]pennill (plural pennills or penillion)
- A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.
Anagrams
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pennill m (plural penillion)
Derived terms
[edit]- hen bennill (“stanza of folk poetry”)
Mutation
[edit]| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pennill | bennill | mhennill | phennill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pennill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies