Etymology

Taliesin

Tal·ies·in
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Today it means: An early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin. Full definition →

Middle Welsh Taliesin
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  1. Middle Welsh · borrowed fromTaliesin
  2. English todayTaliesin

From Middle Welsh Taliesin; equivalent to Welsh tâl (“brow”) + iesin (“radiant”).

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