Welsh edit

Etymology edit

marblis (marbles) + bwci (boggart, bogey).

Noun edit

marbls bwci f (collective, singulative ?)

  1. (dialectal, Carmarthenshire) oak galls, oak apples
    Synonyms: afalau derw, marblis coed

Mutation edit

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

Further reading edit

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