Word of the day: TAFODIAITH geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... ‘dialect’. Here are some words that we associate with the area hosting this year's National Eisteddfod: north-east Pembrokeshire and southern Ceredigion. What’s your favourite dialect word (please note from which area)?
Friends of GPC at the Eisteddfod - Friends old and new are very welcome to the event at Y Babell Lên this Saturday at 11am, and afterwards to the UWTSD stand (803-806) to join some of the staff for a chat.
Word of the Day: coffa geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... ‘Coffa’ means ‘memorial’. The main ceremony in the Pavilion at the Eisteddfod today is the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for a novel hitherto unpublished. Daniel Owen was an influential 19th century Welsh novelist. (Photo: portrait of Daniel Owen)
Word of the day: brethyn geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... The woollen cloth in the Eisteddfod crown has been especially designed and woven to depict the flora of Preseli landscape. Who will win this fine crown? Photo: Gemwaith Bowen Jewellry
Word of the Day: CARAFANIO (caravanning) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... to travel or stay in a caravan, or spend a holiday in a caravan. One question asked each year in the National Eisteddfod is 'wyt ti'n carafanio 'leni?' (are you caravanning this year?)
Word of the Day cawsellt geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A vessel or mould that curds are pressed into to turn them into chesse, a cheese vat, chessel. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
Word of the Day: treftadaeth geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... It means heritage, and on 28 July 2021 the slate landscape of north-west Wales was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Photo: winding gear at Dinorwig quarry)
Word of the day: brig-lyfr (best-seller) geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...? This is one of the words published recently. I wonder which will be this year’s Eisteddfod best-seller? What are you currently reading?
Word of the Day: baldorddi geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... - To babble, gabble, chatter, talk idly or senselessly, talk foolishly, talk nonsense or prattle. One name for someone who talks in this manner is a 'baldorddwr' - a babbler or chatterer. Are you familiar with these words?
Word of the Day pentref geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Village, hamlet CC BY-SA 4.0 Timothy A. Gonsalves commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ar...
Word of the day: diduedd ‘unbiased, impartial’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html..., one of the words published recently.
Word of the Day: sychin geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... meaning dry weather or drought and is made up of ‘hin’ (weather) and ‘sych’ (dry). How long is it going to last this year?
Word of the day: broch geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A brock, or badger. One of the words recently published by GPC. See also broch2.
Word of the Day: sglefrfyrddiwr geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... First recorded in 1996, this is the Welsh word for a skateboarder. This is one of the new words added to the Geiriadur this week! 📷BBC IPlayer
Word of the Day dinas www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... City, large town; town (fortified or unfortified) CC BY-SA 2.0 Dan commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba...
Word of the Day: YSGALL 'thistle' geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A prickly plant that often grows on neglected land, along with thorns and brambles, as in the ruins of Ifor Hael's court, according to Ieuan Brydydd Hir (18th cent). Drain ac YSGALL mall a'i medd, Mieri, lle bu mawredd.
Word of the day: plaid geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... On this day in 1966, Gwynfor Evans became the first MP to represent Plaid Cymru in Westminster. See the varied meanings of 'plaid', such as a moveable partition, cowshed, set of heddles for a loom, support, rank, and of course, political party!
Word of the day: llyfr geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Congratulations to the Friends of GPC president, Professor Mererid Hopwood, on winning the overall Wales (Welsh Language) Book of the Year Award 2026 with her volume 'Mae' - the first poetry collection to do so since 2002. Pic.:LiteratureWales
Word of the Day: ymlwybro geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A verb that means to travel or wander, or to make one’s way, walk, go, or move (laboriously or with effort - especially in this hot weather). Its figurative meaning is to follow a path, course, or orbit.
Word of the day: niwlen geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... The hills are hidden by mist this morning! See also niwl.
Word of the day: gwlydd tatws ‘leafy part of potato-plants, growing above ground’ www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html...
Word of the day: hosbins geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... The well-worn mounting block in the photograph is conveniently placed outside a 17th century tavern. See also esgynfaen, carreg farch, and horsbloc.
Word of the day: breilw geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... A less familiar name for a rose, as recorded by Sir Thomas Wiliems in his 1604-07 dictionary. It stems (pardon the pun!) from the Old Cornish 'breilu'. Another name for a rose is ffion, which is also a popular girl’s name.
Word of the Day cnu www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... Fleece (of sheep or similar animals); the wool shorn from a sheep
Word of the Day penddu www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... black-headed, black-topped; black-haired. The black-headed gull's head is dark brown, but appears black from a distance, usually between March and July. CC BY-SA 3.0 ArildV commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
Word of the day: geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... ‘a pissing’ A proverb from the Red Book of Hergest (1400): the sea will contain more water after a wren has pissed in it. In other words, any progress we make, however small, is a step in the right direction and deserves to be celebrated!
Word of the Day: ieitheg geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... ‘Ieitheg’ – the science of language - one of the areas of study pioneered by Edward Lhuyd, who died on this date in 1709. This statue stands by the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth where the Dictionary is based.
@geiriadur.bsky.social Word of the day: lladd gwair geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... GPC gives ‘to cut, mow, fell’ as the second meaning of ‘lladd’, hence ‘lladd gwair’ means to mow the grass to produce hay as winter feed.
Word of the Day: dow-dow geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... On a hot day like today, the only thing you can do is to take it easy and do things 'dow-dow', which means slowly and leisurely.
Word of the Day gwyntyll www.geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html... fan, windle; ventilator CC BY-SA 2.5 AngMoKio commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:As...
