Hen Fyd

Welsh

Etymology

Calque of English Old World.

Noun

yr Hen Fyd m

1. (geography) the Old World

Coordinate terms

• y Byd Newydd (“the New World”)

Further reading

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