hudlath
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
hud (“magic”) + llath (“staff, wand”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɨ̞dlaθ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɪdlaθ/
Noun[edit]
hudlath f (plural hudlathau, not mutable)
- magic wand
- Cymerodd Math ei hudlath a throi Gilfaethwy'n faedd.
- Math took his magic wand and turned Gilfaethwy into a boar.
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hudlath”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies