llory

Middle Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *lorgā, cognate with Old Irish lorg (“staff, cudgel”) and Old Norse lurkr (“cudgel”).

Noun

llory m (llyry)

1. staff
2. cudgel, club

Descendants

• Welsh: llorf

Mutation

Mutated forms of llory

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llory	lory	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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