ffenigl

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • ffanigl, ffanugl, ffannugl

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh fenigyl, ultimately from Vulgar Latin feniclum.

Noun

ffenigl m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)[1]

Derived terms

  • ffenigl aroglber (“sweet fennel”)
  • ffenigl Elen Lluydog (“meum, spignel”)
  • ffenigl y cŵn (“dog's fennel”)
  • ffenigl y moch (“hog's fennel”)
  • ffenigl y môr (“sea fennel, rock samphire”)

References

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