Etymology

Gogmagog

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Today it means: A legendary giant in Welsh and later English folklore, said to have been a giant inhabitant of Albion who was thrown off a cliff during a wrestling match with Corineus, a companion of Brutus of Troy. Full definition →

Welsh Gawr Madoc
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  1. Welsh · derived fromGawr Madoc
  2. English todayGogmagog

Often connected to the Biblical characters Gog and Magog. However, Manley Pope, author of an 1862 English translation of the Welsh chronicle Brut y Brenhinedd, argued that it was a corruption of Welsh Gawr Madoc (Madoc the Giant).

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