Word of the day: bethma geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?b… Meaning so-so, indisposed, poor and unsteady or having a condition whose name the speaker forgets, does not know its name, or does not know how to describe. As a noun, the word is synonymous with 'thingummy' or 'whatchamacallit'.

Word of the Day: prancio (to prance) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?p… The foal is enjoying himself frolicking in the field. Have a look in the Dictionary for other words for the action - amongst them you will find 'campro', 'crychneidio' 'cymeitio' and 'rhonta'.

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Word of the Day: ymddiddan geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?y…. The most well-known work by the seventeenth century Welsh prose writer, Morgan Llwyd, consists of a conversation between three birds, the eagle, the dove and the raven. He died on this date in 1659. (Photo: NLW)

Word of the day: GEIRIADUR geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?g… 'dictionary', a word first attested in Thomas Wiliems of Trefriw's huge Latin-Welsh dictionary (1604-7) and probably coined by him. He spent his working life copying old texts and collecting evidence for his Geiriadur.

Word of the Day: coronllys geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?c… This beautiful and fragrant flower is more commonly known in Welsh as peioni (peony). However there are several other names for it included in the Geiriadur, such as coronllys, blodau'r brenin, rhosyn y mynydd and pwmpaliri🌸

The second keynote speaker of the #Celticstudentsconference2025 is Ann Parry Owen (CAWCS Prifysgol Cymry)! She will deliver the keynote lecture ‘Make Britain Great Again! Gruffudd ap Maredudd’s Plea to Owain Lawgoch ‘Yvain de Galles’ (c. 1372)’.

Word of the Day: adyrcob (spider) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?a… You can find quite a few names for this creature in the Dictionary, the oldest being ‘adyrcob’ which dates to 1346.

Word of the Day: ysgaw geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?y…. Elder trees are in bloom now. The Physicians of Myddfai, around 1400, recommended drinking elder juice to deal with snake bite as it gets rid of all the poison.

Word of the Day: disbeinio geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?d… – section (b) where it means ‘to shell (peas, beans, &c.), to husk; to peel’. Welsh has several other words for this including ‘deor, plisgo, masglu; pilio’.

Word of the day: GWYMON geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?g…, our general word for seaweed. In the past delysg (cognate Irish duileasc) and morwyal were common. In the Mabinogi, Gwydion magically produces a ship among 'delysc a morwyal' before turning seaweed into fine leather to create shoes

Word of the Day: traeth (beach) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?t… There are a few different footprints in the sand on this beach! Have a look in the Dictionary for more names for a beach, among them are 'beiston', 'cost', 'tywyn' and 'eglan'.

Word of the Day: esgynfaen geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?e…– a mounting-block, or a stone (maen) from which to mount (esgyn ar) a horse. This one is located outside Nevern church in Pembrokeshire.

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Word of the Day: golch (a washing) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?g… As it's Monday - the traditional wash-day - here is a line of washing hung out to dry in the sunshine!

Word of the Day: seneddwr geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?s…. Martha Hughes Cannon, the first woman to become a United States senator, was born in Llandudno on this date in 1857.

Word of the day: LETUS geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?l… our usual word for lettuce. GWYLAETH was more usual in the past, geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?g…. Both names refer to lettuce's milky sap - letus ultimately derives from Latin lactūca ‘milky’; and the 2nd element of gwyLAETH is llaeth 'milk'

Word of the Day: anhreuliedig geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?a… A word with two meanings: 'indigestible and undigested (of food, &c.)' and 'inexhaustible, imperishable, endless, unspent and unexhausted'. The latter meaning of the word is used in R. Williams Parry's famous poem, Y Llwynog.

Word of the day: pêl-droed geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html?p…… The name for this notorious ball game was first recorded in a poem by Wiliam Midleton in 1593. Tomorrow, Wales women's football team will play their first game in the Euros 2025 championship! C'MON CYMRU!⚽️ 📷Photo: FA WALES