Etymology

englyn

eng·lyn
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Welsh englyn
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  1. Welsh · borrowed fromenglyn
  2. Welsh · borrowed fromenglyn
  3. English todayenglyn

Borrowed from Welsh englyn.

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