gwyllgi

Welsh

Etymology

Either from gwyll (“twilight”) +‎ ci (“dog”) or a variant form of gwylltgi from gwyllt (“wild”) and ci (“dog”).

Noun

gwyllgi m (plural gwyllgwn)

  1. (mythology) A hellhound from Welsh folklore, appearing as a large black mastiff.
    • 2012 August 12, “Amgueddfa werin dros dro yn Wrecsam”, in Cymru Fyw, BBC:
      Ymhlith atyniadau'r amgueddfa bydd storïwr yn adrodd hanes y Gwyllgi, un o gŵn du llên werin Cymru.
      Among the museum's attractions will be a storyteller telling the history of the Gwyllgi, one of the black dogs of Welsh folklore.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwyllgi wyllgi ngwyllgi unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also
  • Cŵn Annwn

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