pennill

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noun

A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.

OriginWelsh pennill →
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Meanings

nounpennill (plural pennills or penillion or pennillion)

plural pennills · plural penillion · plural pennillion · alternative penill

  1. A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.

Origin

  1. Welshpennill“verse”
  2. Englishpennill

From Welsh pennill (“verse”).

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APA

pennill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennill

MLA

“pennill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pennill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pennill.

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