gellgi

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From gell (bay) +‎ ci (dog)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gellgi m (plural gellgwn)

  1. staghound, covert hound
    • 1841, Hywel Dda, translated by Aneurin Owen, Ancient Laws and Institutes of Wales[1]:
      Unwerth yw gellgi breyr a milgi brenhin gogyfoed ac ef
      A breyr’s covert-hound and a king’s greyhound, of the same age, are of equal worth.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gellgi ellgi ngellgi unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gellgi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies