"englyn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛŋ.lɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-englyn.wav Forms: englynion [plural], englyns [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Welsh englyn. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cy|englyn}} Welsh englyn Head templates: {{en-noun|englynion|s}} englyn (plural englynion or englyns)
  1. (poetry) A short Welsh or Cornish poem of a variable structure, with each line using quantitative metre and cynghanedd (a repeating pattern of consonants and accent), and different lines being arranged in standardized patterns of rhyme and half rhyme. Wikipedia link: Alan Llwyd, Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr Categories (topical): Poetry

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