See dyfal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈdəval/"
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"Welsh lemmas",
"Welsh masculine nouns",
"Welsh nouns",
"Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
"Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
"Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
"Welsh terms prefixed with dy-"
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"english": "perseverance pays",
"translation": "perseverance pays",
"word": "dyfal donc a dyrr y garreg"
},
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}
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