blewynnog

Welsh

Etymology

blewyn (“hair, bristle”) +‎ -og.

Adjective

blewynnog (feminine singular blewynnog, plural blewynnog, equative mor flewynnog, comparative mwy blewynnog, superlative mwyaf blewynnog)

  1. hairy, bristly
    Synonym: blewog

Derived terms

  • heboglys blewynnog (“mouse-ear hawkweed”)
  • rhwyddlwyn blewynnog (“germander speedwell”)

Noun

blewynnog m

  1. mouse-ear hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum syn. Hieracium pilosella)
    Synonym: clust y llygoden
  2. common hawkweed (Hieracium lachenalii syn Hieracium vulgatum)
    Synonyms: heboglys, heboglys y llwyni, llys y hebog

Further reading

  • Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur‎[1], retrieved 15 Sept 2025.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blewynnog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.