pennill
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pennill (plural pennills or penillion)
- 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.
Anagrams edit
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pennill m (plural penillion)
Derived terms edit
- hen bennill (“stanza of folk poetry”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pennill | bennill | mhennill | phennill |
| 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), “pennill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies