Etymology

mabinogi

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Today it means: A Welsh mythological tale; sometimes extended to include similar tales of medieval European traditions. Full definition →

Welsh mabinogi
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  1. Welsh · derived frommabinogi
  2. English todaymabinogi

Originally arising through erroneous interpretations of Middle Welsh terms; the scribal error mabynnogyon being construed as the plural for Welsh mabinogi, which is already plural. See citation 1887 below. More information at Mabinogion.

Words from the same roots

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