englyn
An englyn on a gravestone in w:Christ Church, BalaChrist Church in w:Bala, GwyneddBala, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
Origin
- Borrowed from Welsh englyn.
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