Old Welsh

proper noun

The Welsh language as it existed from about 800 until the early twelfth century (when it developed into Middle Welsh), not readily intelligible to modern Welsh speakers.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The Welsh language as it existed from about 800 until the early twelfth century (when it developed into Middle Welsh), not readily intelligible to modern Welsh speakers.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 古威爾斯語 /古威尔斯语
  • 古威爾斯語 /古威尔斯语 (gǔwēi'ěrsīyǔ)language
Dutch Oudwelsh
  • Oudwelshlanguage
French vieux gallois
  • vieux galloislanguage
German Altkymrisch
  • Altkymrischlanguage
Portuguese galês antigo, galês arcaico
  • galês antigolanguage
  • galês arcaicolanguage
Welsh Hen Gymraeg
  • Hen Gymraeglanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Old Welsh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Welsh

MLA

“Old Welsh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Welsh. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Welsh,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Welsh.

Source: Old Welsh on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.