English Explanatory Dictionary

englyn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short Welsh or Cornish poem of a variable structure, with each line using quantitative metre and cynghanedd (a repeating pattern of consonants and accent), and different lines being arranged in standardized patterns of rhyme and half rhyme.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛŋ.lɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-englyn.wav

Word forms

englyn englynion englyns

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh englyn.

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