gogledd

First attested in the twelfth century; formed as go- (“under”) +‎ cledd (“left hand”, “left side”), the north being on the left-hand side when facing east (similarly, compare de (“right”, “south”)). Compare Cornish gogledh, Breton gougleiz, and Middle Irish fochla.

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlað/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɡlɛð/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡlɛð

gogledd m (uncountable)

1. north (abbreviation: G)
2. (as y Gogledd, when in Wales) North Wales
3. (historical) a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland
   1. (by extension, collectively) the inhabitants of that region
4. (elliptically) north wind

• (North Wales): y Gogleddbarth
• (inhabitants of a territory comprising northern England and southern Scotland): Gogleddwyr
• (north wind): gogleddwynt, gwynt y gogledd

• de

gogledd (feminine singular gogledd, plural gogledd, equative gogledded, comparative gogleddach, superlative gogleddaf)

1. northern, northerly

• (northern, northerly): gogleddog, gogleddol, gogleddus

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