gwaywffon

Welsh

Etymology

gwayw (“spear”) +‎ ffon (“stick”)

Pronunciation

Noun

gwaywffon f (plural gwaywffyn)

  1. spear, lance, javelin
    • 2011 May 27, Amgueddfa Cymru, Microlithau o Burry Holms‎[1]:
      Rhwng 9200 a 4000CC (yn ystod y cyfnod Mesolithig) roedd trigolion Cymru yn ennill eu bywoliaeth drwy hela anifeiliaid, pysgota a chasglu planhigion bwytadwy. Roedd tryferi a gwaywffyn yn arfau cyffredin a gallai'r adfachau cerrig (microlithau), oedd yn rhan annatod ohonynt, glwyfo prae ac achosi archoll ddifrifol.
      From 9200-4000BC (during the Mesolithic era) the inhabitants of Wales lived by hunting animals, fishing and gathering edible plants. Harpoons and spears were common weapons and the stone barbs (microliths), which were an essential part of their design, could inflict a serious wound on prey.

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwaywffon
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaywffon waywffon ngwaywffon unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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