gosber

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *gwesper, from Latin vesper. Cf. Cornish gwesper.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔsbɛr/, [ˈɡɔspɛr]

Noun[edit]

gosber m or f (plural gosberau)

  1. (Christianity) evensong, vespers, evening prayer
    Synonyms: gwasanaeth hwyrol, hwyrol weddi
  2. (historical, obsolete) canonical hour of vespers, the time between approximately 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock

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References[edit]

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